Summer 2024 Internship at Wintermute Ventures

Wintermute

2mo ago

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Data
Software Engineering
London
Remote

Requirements

1-3 years of professional experience as a Web3 researcher or equivalent.
Ability to independently conduct technical due diligence on a protocol level. This will require a foundational ability to read and understand code in popular blockchain programming languages (Solidity, Rust, Move, etc.), and a familiarity with version control systems like GitHub for code management and collaboration.
In-depth understanding of different blockchain architectures, their consensus mechanisms, transaction execution, smart contracts, and decentralized protocols.
A proven track record of conducting due diligence on a wide array of web3 projects.
Familiarity with blockchain explorers and monitoring tools for tracking transactions and network activity.
Experience interacting with DeFi protocols, especially liquidity mining, yield farming, and interacting with lending protocol across chains.
Advanced command of Excel/Google Sheets, ideally being able to write Macros.
Basic understanding of core financial products including swaps, options, futures.
The ability to think analytically and strategically about investment decisions and market trends.
The ability to work well within a team and be self-guided on a day-to-day basis.
Strong written and analytical skills for deal analysis and internal reporting.
Preferred requirements:
Bachelors degree in scientific field such as Computer Sciences, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics or similar.
A good network of project founders and the broader community is a plus
An understanding of venture capital and crypto deal terms
A portfolio of research pieces we can review to understand your abilities and areas of interest.
Being interested in publishing your research and representing the Wintermute Ventures brand in the DeFi community at industry conferences, meetups, and on platforms like Twitter spaces etc.

Responsibilities

Research - Conduct deep-dive comprehensive research on various verticals including chains, protocols, middleware and infrastructure tools to keep the team informed of innovations and market dynamics.
Thesis - Collaborate with the investment team to compose and updated investment thesis based on your in-depth market research, your perspective on the latest technical development and innovations, including emerging protocols, partnerships and regulatory changes.
Investment opportunities - Proactively identify new investment opportunities and make recommendations for buying, staking, or providing liquidity based on your research and trend analysis.
Due diligence - Lead the technical due diligence for the venture portfolio’s prospect deals and assist with deal the due diligence of market potential, and competitive landscape.
Ad hoc projects - help the desk improve systems and processes: this could be anything from implementing portfolio monitoring, to trade execution, custody integration, or implementing on-chain analysis tools.

Wintermute

Technology

Industry

51-200

Employees

2017

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Wintermute is a hyper-growth algorithmic trading firm and one of the largest players in the global digital asset markets. We provide liquidity algorithmically across most cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, as well as support high profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto. Culturally, we combine the best traits of both trading companies and technology startups. As a trading company, we manage hundreds of millions in assets, trade more than $5B+/day across dozens of trading platforms. As a technology startup, we build, innovate and move incredibly fast, we create best-in-class liquidity products that create more efficient markets. We believe that traditional finance has to change and we are on a mission to define and build the decentralized future of finance. Wintermute is a hyper-growth profitable proprietary trading business. We are backed by top tier global venture capital investors such as Lightspeed, Pantera Capital, Sino Global Capital, Blockchain.com Ventures, Avon Ventures by Fidelity Investments, DeFi Alliance and others. Learn more about our team and culture on our website and on Twitter.