Campus Intern Crypto Researcher 2026 CHI

About Jump and Jump Crypto

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect.

At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

Jump Crypto, the crypto division of Jump Trading Group, is committed to building and standing up critical infrastructure needed to catalyze the growth of the crypto ecosystem. We're builders, partners, and traders who take a long-term view of crypto's prospects and operate to unlock the full potential of open, community-driven networks.

About the Role

As a Campus Intern Researcher at Jump Crypto, you will have the opportunity to partner with senior Leaders of Jump Crypto and other senior researchers to help shape the direction of our strategic efforts. The Researcher role is dynamic. Depending on your strengths and interests, you may be:

• Looking for macro-level trends that will inform the group's future efforts
• Working heads down on a nuanced issue advising our engineers or partners
• Producing valuable research reports
• Advising our business development team on partnerships

Responsibilities

• Monitor the broader crypto landscape and identify new opportunities for Jump Crypto
• Translate industry trends into actionable architecture, product, or investment strategy
• Aggregate information from technical repositories, research reports, white papers, industry relationships, Jump Crypto's own data, and anecdotal feedback
• Empower the broader Jump Crypto team through great research
• Make material contributions to Jump Crypto's partners through direct contributions or advice
• Produce actionable insights on incomplete data to drive decision making
• Identify early-stage opportunities for investments, engineering, market making, and trading operations
• Feed research insights on new trends back to the group through strong writing or presentations
• Other duties as assigned or needed

Requirements

• Obsessed with the crypto industry and willing to follow its ever-evolving landscape
• Well-versed in blockchain development disciplines including:
  • Smart contracts
  • Cryptography
  • Crypto-economics
  • Networking
  • Consensus algorithms
  • Distributed systems
• Excellent communicator across written and verbal channels
• Able to effectively convey technical concepts clearly
• Can balance open-ended research with actionable results
• Excited by working in a fast-paced and lean organization
• Kind, communicative, resourceful, and self-sufficient
• Able to work with internal and external stakeholders
• Reliable and predictable availability

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
• Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
• Paid vacation plus paid holidays
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness Programs

Compensation

Annual Base Salary Range: $200,000 - $200,000 USD