Machine Learning Researcher - New York - Trading Firm
An elite quantitative trading firm, that has invested 100s of millions into machine learning research to build one of the world's most advanced prediction machines - is actively looking for a highly skilled Deep learning specialist to join their business and become a major player in the direction of their ML research.
Based in New York the business has been able to establish a significant presence in the trading space in a relatively short period of time - having successfully recruited from top prop shops and hedge funds such as Optiver, Citadel, CTC and IMC to name a few.
They’re looking for a Deep Learning Researcher (Lead) to join their quantitative and machine learning R&D team to play a key role in defining how the firm approaches DL training. You'll be working very closely with quantitative researchers and machine learning scientists to pioneer deep learning research, and then experiment and apply these techniques to their quantitative research frameworks to establish a true competitive edge against their competitors
This individual needs to be very strong computationally, so they can contribute to their engineering solution.
No experience working in a systematic trading environment is required for this position with the firm wanting to find someone who is not just a user of DL models, but someone who truly understands the content of their inner workings.
The ideal candidate will be working at a leading tech or trading firm, working within their core machine learning research team.
The company is aware of how competitive the market is for such talent and are willing to offer strong compensation packages to attract the best in the space.
Responsibilities:
- Working with quant researchers and developers to design and build DL models
- Having significant influence over the research and buildout of the firms machine learning research
- Coming up with innovative research methods to generate a competitive edge for the business
Requirements:
- A PhD in a quantitative subject such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, etc...
- 5 years of industry experience at a leading tech or trading company working on the core Machine Learning Research team
- Strong python coding skills - any experience in C++ is a bonus
- An interest in financial markets