Finance Expert – Crypto
Job Description:
- As a Crypto Expert, you will be vital in enhancing xAI's frontier AI models by supplying high-quality annotations, evaluations, and expert reasoning using proprietary labeling tools.
- You will work closely with technical teams to support the creation and refinement of new AI tasks, focusing especially on cryptocurrency and digital asset markets.
- Your deep domain knowledge will guide the selection and rigorous solving of complex problems in quantitative crypto strategies — including on-chain analysis, DeFi protocols, perpetual futures & derivatives trading, cross-exchange arbitrage, market microstructure in fragmented venues, MEV-aware execution, machine learning for crypto alpha signals, and portfolio/risk management in high-volatility 24/7 markets.
- This role demands sharp quantitative thinking, quick adaptation to evolving instructions, and the ability to deliver precise, technically robust critiques and solutions in a dynamic environment.
Requirements:
- Master’s or PhD in a quantitative discipline: Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, Computer Science (with crypto/blockchain focus), Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics (quantitative), Physics, Operations Research, Data Science, or closely related field or equivalent professional experience as a quantitative crypto trader, systematic strategist, or on-chain analyst
- Superior written and verbal English communication (technical papers, explanatory breakdowns, professional correspondence)
- Extensive hands-on familiarity with crypto data sources and tools (CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap, Dune Analytics, Glassnode, Nansen, Chainalysis, Messari, DefiLlama, The Graph, blockchain explorers, CEX APIs, on-chain datasets, etc.)
- Outstanding analytical skills, attention to detail, and sound judgment under partial information
- Strong passion for cryptocurrency markets, blockchain technology, decentralized finance, quantitative methods, and frontier AI applications in digital assets.
Benefits:
- Hourly pay is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI
- Specific benefits vary by country, depending on your country of residence you may have access to medical benefits.
- We do not offer benefits for part-time roles.
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