Trader

<p style="min-height:1.5em">Wormhole Labs builds Sunrise (sunrisedefi.com), a platform that helps token issuers launch and list their tokens on Solana. We provide onboarding, liquidity provisioning, and integrations with leading Solana apps to ensure smooth and successful onchain launches.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">As a Trader, you’ll be responsible for deploying and managing capital across a range of strategies on centralized and decentralized venues.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3><strong>What you will do</strong></h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Execute and manage trading strategies across centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) venues, including AMM pools, concentrated liquidity positions, and order books.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Monitor positions, inventory levels, and P&L in real time; proactively flag risks and execute adjustments to.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Maintain and improve internal trading operations tooling — position trackers, reporting dashboards, hedging workflows, and reconciliation processes.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Stay current on DeFi market structure, protocol mechanics (AMMs, PMMs, lending protocols), and regulatory developments relevant to defi.</p></li></ul><h3>Requirements</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">2–5 years of experience in crypto trading, market-making, or liquidity provisioning — at a trading firm, market maker, or DeFi-native operation.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Solid understanding of AMM mechanics (Uniswap v3/v4, Orca, etc.), order book dynamics, and how liquidity depth affects price impact and slippage.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong quantitative and analytical skills; proficiency in Python or similar for data analysis and position monitoring is a plus.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Rigorous approach to risk management — you track exposure, hedge thoughtfully, and escalate early when market conditions shift.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Excellent communication skills; able to represent the team in external counterparty conversations with professionalism and precision.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Self-directed and adaptable — comfortable operating with autonomy across time zones in a remote-first environment.</p></li></ul><h3>We provide</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Prior experience at a DeFi protocol, crypto market maker, or liquidity-as-a-service provider.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Familiarity with Solana ecosystem tooling (Jupiter, Orca, Drift) and EVM DeFi (Uniswap, Aave, Curve).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Algorithmic trading experience (managing systematic trading systems)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Maching learning (e.g. ridge/lasso regression, tree-based regressors, classification) and large data analysis background</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Hands-on experience with token launch mechanics — launchpad structures, cliff/vesting schedules, listing coordination across CEX and DEX venues.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Note: We will only respond to applications that meet our requirements. If you don't get a response, please assume a polite decline.</strong></p>