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Anti Capital

OR · On-site

$100K - $250K/yr

Expand automated trading systems into new crypto products, venues, and liquidity pools; optimize execution quality and capital efficiency. * Monitor and report daily market conditions, portfolio ...

Cycles

Cycles Institutional Solutions Lead

Five to ten years of experience, with at least a few in trade operations, middle office, or settlement ops at a crypto trading firm, OTC desk, market maker, prime broker, exchange, or TradFi ...

Ellipsis Labs, Inc

Marketing

New York, NY · On-site

$150K - $200K/yr

... market maker that provides efficient liquidity for key trading pairs. Our foundational product ... Experience at a DeFi protocol, crypto exchange, or trading firm

Keyrock

Engineering Lead- Options

New York, NY · Remote

$104K - $138K/yr

As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our ... Previous experience with crypto exchange connectivity and/or FPGA technologies is strongly ...

Keyrock

Head of Engineering - Options

New York, NY · On-site +1

As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our ... Previous experience with crypto exchange connectivity and/or FPGA technologies is strongly ...

Keyrock

Head of Engineering - Options

New York, NY · Remote

As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our ... Previous experience with crypto exchange connectivity and/or FPGA technologies is strongly ...

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How much do crypto market maker jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 8, 2026, the average hourly pay for crypto market maker in the United States is $16.56, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $12.74 and $19.47 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Crypto Market Maker?

A Crypto Market Maker is a firm or individual that provides liquidity to cryptocurrency markets by continuously quoting buy and sell prices for digital assets. Their primary role is to ensure that trading can occur smoothly by narrowing the bid-ask spread and increasing market efficiency. By doing this, they facilitate easier entry and exit for traders and help reduce price volatility. Crypto market makers often use algorithmic trading and maintain inventories of various cryptocurrencies to fulfill their obligations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Crypto Market Maker, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Crypto Market Maker, you need strong quantitative skills, a solid understanding of financial markets, and typically a background in mathematics, finance, or computer science. Familiarity with trading platforms, algorithmic trading systems, and proficiency in programming languages like Python or C++ are essential, along with knowledge of major crypto exchanges. Excellent risk management, analytical thinking, and the ability to make quick decisions under pressure are valuable soft skills. These competencies are crucial for ensuring liquidity, minimizing risk, and capitalizing on fast-moving crypto market opportunities.

What are some common challenges faced by Crypto Market Makers, and how are they typically addressed?

Crypto Market Makers often encounter challenges such as managing liquidity in highly volatile markets, dealing with thin order books, and mitigating risks from sudden price swings. To address these issues, market makers use sophisticated algorithms to automate trading and continuously monitor market conditions. They also implement robust risk management strategies, such as setting predefined stop-loss levels and diversifying across multiple trading pairs. Collaboration with technology and risk teams is crucial to ensure systems are secure and responsive to market changes.

What is the difference between Crypto Market Maker vs Crypto Trader?

AspectCrypto Market MakerCrypto Trader
CredentialsKnowledge of trading algorithms, market making strategies, and sometimes certifications in finance or tradingUnderstanding of market analysis, trading platforms, and risk management; certifications vary
Work EnvironmentOperate on exchanges, providing liquidity and maintaining bid-ask spreadsBuy and sell cryptocurrencies based on market analysis, often independently or for firms
Employer & Industry UsageFinancial firms, crypto exchanges, market making firmsCrypto hedge funds, trading firms, individual traders

Crypto Market Makers focus on providing liquidity and maintaining market stability by placing buy and sell orders, while Crypto Traders actively buy and sell cryptocurrencies to profit from market movements. Both roles require strong market knowledge, but market makers are more involved in order book management, whereas traders focus on market analysis and execution.

Infographic showing various Crypto Market Maker job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 75% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 22% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $34,445 per year, or $16.6 per hour.

Quant Developer/Market Maker - Cryptocurrency - Start-Up

Equation Staffing

Manhattan, NY

Full-time

Posted 15 days ago

Job description

Quant Developer/Market Maker


The Company -
Our client is a small trading shop, whose founders have an extremely successful track records in all prior ventures in high Frequency trading. The core consists of small group of educated PhD scientists who came together to build trading models in multiple asset classes over the last decade. They were first challenged to finding non-random behavior in data sets as they tackled the FX market with new algorithmic trading and quickly separated themselves from everyone else in the market. That company was bought by a world leader in capital markets, and they moved into equities, and were successful as a prop trading shop for over 6 years, and was eventually bought as well. They are now onto their next venture they are looking to tackle the cryptocurrency market. As a trusted asset to every large financial trading desk through the years, institutions have expressed great interest in trading with them, and the firm provides crypto asset execution, trading, and advisory services to institutional clients, as well as making markets on various exchanges, as well as providing customized algorithms to split up trades. They are looking for a Quant Developer (Quant/Market maker) to join this team, and head up building the market making product. This person does not need crypto experience, but needs to understand the technical backbone of market making systems, market microstructure and the technical needs for setting up and monitoring strategies.


All systems are built from scratch and brand new. The competitive advantage is the model and brilliant combination of quantitative minds. They build their systems to be smarter, highly risk averse, rigorously tested and with a strict scientific approach to modeling.


The Role –
Starting as an Senior Quant Developer/Market Maker you will get a chance to get in on the ground floor in a low key environment and let data drive your decisions. This opportunity is for a top notch engineer with strong quantitative skills, to take a pragmatic approach and enjoy the flexibility of building something, in an environment where there is no red tape, or barriers to your creativity. It is a great opportunity for a Quant who wants to leverage technical/math skills to learn more about, and get into trading. Ideas for strategies are encouraged, and team will help you test and implement them.

This is an opportunity for you to work with elite minds as well as trade ideas, grow in knowledge and gain exponential earnings potential. The overall climate is for everyone to make money and go home satisfied. Flexible hours and telecommuting is offered.


Qualifications
¬ Experience working with high performance trading systems, specifically market making systems.

¬ FX is preferred over equity, because it translates better to the crypto-market.
¬ Strong Java/C# Programming
¬ Ability to develop systematic models from a mathematical approach
¬ Strong Math/Quantitative Skills and experience with Large Data Sets

¬ Top Tier Education – Masters or PhD (Math, Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Computational Finance)

Skills and abilities you will be finely rewarded, compensation greatly depends on experience, equity and salary will be based on value.