DeFi Trader

Fasanara
City of London
3 months ago
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Overview

Fasanara Digital is the crypto division of Fasanara Capital, a London-headquartered, FCA-authorised investment firm managing $5bn in fintech strategies. Our digital asset arm oversees over 300m in assets and operates one of the most established, market-neutral digital funds globally – Genesis Alpha – focused on high-frequency, delta-neutral trading strategies with daily turnover exceeding 5x AUM.


We are looking for a DeFi Trader to support our front-office trading desk and assist in the execution and due diligence of DeFi-related yield generation strategies. This is a high-impact role that sits at the intersection of trading, operations, and on-chain finance, with significant exposure to real-time DeFi protocols and advanced trading flows.


Key Responsibilities

  • End-to-End DeFi Trade Lifecycle Support: Manage execution, confirmation, reconciliation, and monitoring of DeFi trades across multiple chains and platforms.
  • Protocol Interfacing: Interact directly with AMMs, money markets, staking pools, and other DeFi primitives to execute strategies and optimize capital efficiency.
  • Cross-Desk Coordination: Liaise daily with Research, Ops, and Tech teams to ensure real-time alignment on positions, PnL, risks, and funding.
  • Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Actively track smart contract performance, bridge state, protocol upgrades, and pool dynamics; identify inefficiencies and diagnose contract-level issues in real time.
  • Capital Allocation Support: Assist PMs in deploying capital through automated and manual smart contract interactions across venues, while maintaining secure and auditable wallet and contract structures.
  • Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate trade logs, dashboards, and reconcile on-chain activity with back-office systems.

Qualifications

  • 2–4 years of experience in digital asset markets, preferably in a DeFi or smart contract development role. Education background in Finance is welcomed.
  • Deep familiarity with DeFi protocols (Uniswap, Aave, Morpho, Lido, Curve, Pendle, etc.) and hands-on interaction with their smart contracts.
  • Working knowledge of EVM and non-EVM chains, bridging mechanics, gas optimization strategies, contract ABIs, and wallet security operations.
  • Strong operational discipline with ability to navigate fast-paced, contract-driven trading environments with minimal errors.
  • Comfortable using block explorers, RPC endpoints, and on-chain analytics tools (e.g., Dune, DefiLlama, Token Terminal).
  • Clear communicator with strong attention to detail and smart contract literacy.
  • Python, SQL or basic scripting/web3.py/web3.js skills are a plus but not required.

Benefits

  • Bupa health & dental, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced pension, and generous annual leave (25 days +).
  • Enhanced parental leave, special leave allowances, and charity giving options.
  • Competitive bonus scheme.
  • Regular team events, legendary summer & Christmas parties, knowledge sharing sessions, and quarterly town halls.
  • Team lunches, dinners, Friday drinks, team sport activities


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