Staff Research Scientist – Quant Fund – Up to $2m TC
Posted 17 days ago
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Senior individual-contributor role at a discreet global, research-driven proprietary trading firm to advance novel deep learning applications in trading. The role leads technical innovation and shapes firmwide research strategies, applying frontier AI (RL, transformers, learned systems) to noisy financial market data. You will collaborate with research scientists, Kaggle Grandmasters, and other high-performing teammates to conduct foundational research and productize DL innovations across strategies. This is a remote hire with significant upside in compensation and potential to grow into a team lead role.
- Compensation
- Up to $2,000,000 USD
- City
- Not specified
- Country
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Full Job Description
A discreet global Research-driven prop shop has partnered with us to find a Staff Research Scientist to work on novel DL model uses in Trading, hiring remotely.
Role – This is a Senior IC seat, responsible for technical innovation and shaping research strategies firmwide, using the most update to date developments in AI/DL. This will work closely with a team of Research scientists and Kaggle Grandmasters to conduct foundational research and productising deep learning innovations across all strategies, research and trading – a blank slate to apply frontier AI thinking (RL, transformers, learned systems) in a high-impact environment interesting points on how Deep NN interact with the extremely noisy world of financial markets.
Ideal experience:
Working in a top research firm + experience teaching at a Tier 1 Research University + Strong H-index
Progression – you will start as a very senior IC, and compensation will grow significantly, with options to grow your team should you wish to do so.
Team – they are exceptional, consisting of a number of Kaggle Grandmasters, as well as ICPC/IMO/IMC medallists.
