Quant jobs / Principle Partners

Quantitative Crypto Trader

Principle Partners advertises a crypto quant role for an unnamed employer. The trader researches automated strategies and monitors their execution and risk.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Develop and backtest crypto strategies.
Analyse market and news data.
Monitor live execution and exposures.

What they ask for

Required

Crypto-market knowledge
Quantitative analysis
Algorithm development
Advanced programming

Education: A degree in a quantitative subject; level unspecified.
Experience: At least three years in quantitative trading or related financial-market work.
Languages and tools: Python
C++
Java
MATLAB
Markets: crypto

How to prepare

Backtest a crypto signal after costs.
Measure venue execution quality.
Build risk limits for automated trading.

What to study

The Quantitative Researcher roadmap sets out the stages for this kind of role, with free resources for each.

Open the roadmap

Apply

Read the full posting on Principle Partners’s site before applying: requirements, location and pay can change after we check them.

View the posting on Principle Partners’s site ↗

SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Principle Partners and doesn’t handle applications.