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Trader (Crypto)

IMC Trading
🇦🇺SydneyJuniorFull-timePosted August 6, 2026

About the Role

IMC is seeking a Crypto Trader to join its Sydney office and provide APAC-hours coverage for the Crypto team in Zug. Working during normal Sydney business hours, you will take ownership of live trading activities while the Zug-based team is offline. The role covers token market making, DeFi, and CeFi delta-one strategies, primarily focused on operating, monitoring, configuring, and managing the risk of automated trading strategies.

  • Monitor live trading strategies, positions, exposures, and PnL during APAC hours
  • Manage strategy configurations, trading parameters, limits, and operational controls
  • Investigate urgent trading issues, unexpected strategy behaviour, and unusual PnL movements
  • Take appropriate action during volatile markets, exchange incidents, or infrastructure disruptions
  • Use Python and internal tools to analyse trades, execution quality, and strategy performance
  • Support the rollout and scaling of strategies across new tokens, venues, and protocols
  • Provide clear handovers between the Sydney and Zug teams
  • Communicate with external parties to resolve issues and handle requests

Requirements

  • A quantitative or technical background in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related field
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Good judgement and attention to detail when working with live trading systems
  • Ability to remain calm and make decisions during time-sensitive incidents
  • Proficiency in Python for data analysis and trade investigations
  • Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset