Founding Crypto Liquidity Trader - Market Making

About the role

p> strong>Founding Crypto Liquidity Trader - Market Making /strong> /p> p> br> /p> p> strong>Role Description /strong> /p> p>VEX is seeking a highly skilled span>Founding /span> Crypto Liquidity Trader to join our growing trading team in Manhattan, New York. /p> p>This role is focused on building and scaling liquidity across spot and derivatives markets by managing sophisticated market-making and liquidity provision strategies. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience operating in high-frequency, proprietary, or institutional crypto trading environments and possesses a deep understanding of market microstructure, order book dynamics, spread optimization, and inventory risk management. /p> p>The trader will play a critical role in improving market depth, tightening spreads, enhancing execution quality, and ensuring stable two-sided market presence across key trading pairs and RWA-related products. This is a high-impact role operating at the core of VEX s trading ecosystem and liquidity infrastructure. /p> p> br> /p> p> strong>About Us /strong> /p> p>VEX is a global digital asset and multi-asset trading platform focused on building the next generation of trading infrastructure for crypto and global financial markets. /p> p>We provide secure, efficient, and professional trading solutions across digital assets, derivatives, and multi-market products, serving both retail and institutional participants worldwide. As we continue expanding our ecosystem, we are building a high-performance liquidity and market-making team to improve market depth, execution quality, and overall trading efficiency across the platform. /p> p>Operating in the fast-evolving world of crypto and digital finance, we are seeking highly driven traders and liquidity specialists who thrive in fast-paced environments and want to help shape the future of global trading. /p> p> br> /p> p> strong>Responsibilities /strong> /p> ul> li>Manage and optimize market-making strategies across spot and derivative trading pairs /li> li>Continuously provide two-sided quotes to improve order book depth, tighten spreads, and enhance overall market quality /li> li>Monitor liquidity performance, inventory exposure, execution quality, and P&L in real time /li> li>Design, develop, and iterate quoting strategies based on market conditions, volatility, and trading behavior /li> li>Analyze market microstructure, order flow, and trading activity to improve liquidity efficiency and platform execution performance /li> li>Manage token and exchange liquidity programs, including inventory deployment, spread management, and risk controls /li> li>Collaborate closely with quant developers and infrastructure teams to optimize trading systems, APIs, execution engines, and latency-sensitive strategies /li> li>Work with external market makers, institutional liquidity providers, and trading partners to scale platform liquidity /li> li>Monitor abnormal trading activity, market dislocations, and potential manipulation risks across venues /li> li>Produce liquidity analytics, execution reports, and market performance insights for internal stakeholders /li> /ul> p> br> /p> p> strong>Requirements /strong> /p> ul> li>3+ years of experience in crypto market making, electronic trading, proprietary trading, HFT, or liquidity management /li> li>Strong understanding of market microstructure, order book dynamics, spread management, inventory balancing, and execution risk /li> li>Hands-on experience trading on major crypto venues such as Binance, Bybit, OKX, Coinbase, Deribit, or similar exchanges /li> li>Experience operating automated quoting systems, algorithmic execution strategies, or liquidity management tools /li> li>Solid analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills /li> li>Proficiency in Python for trading analytics, research, or trading operations /li> li>Familiarity with API trading infrastructure and low-latency trading environments /li> li>Ability to work under pressure in fast-moving crypto markets while maintaining strong operational discipline /li> li>Strong communication and collaboration skills within trading and technical teams /li> /ul> p> br> /p> p> strong>Preferred Qualifications /strong> /p> ul> li>Experience at a crypto exchange, market maker, HFT firm, or proprietary trading firm /li> li>Experience with perpetual futures, options, OTC trading, or cross-exchange hedging strategies /li> li>Familiarity with liquidity aggregation, smart order routing, and inventory optimization /li> li>Existing relationships with institutional liquidity providers or crypto market-making firms /li> li>Experience working with latency-sensitive trading systems in Rust, C++, or similar environments /li> li>Strong understanding of crypto derivatives and digital asset market structure /li> /ul> p> /p> p> strong>Why Join VEX /strong> /p> ul> li>Help build and scale the liquidity infrastructure of a next-generation global trading platform /li> li>Operate in a high-impact, entrepreneurial,