IMC Trading

financial markets

MachineLearningResearcher

$250–300k Chicago, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Machine Learning Researcher at IMC Trading. Skills: Machine Learning, predictive models, ML libraries. Apply state-of-the-art machine learning. Deploy advanced ML techniques”

Industry & Context.

financial markets

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Master’s in Engineering, Math, Statistics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field, 2+ years of experience building applied ML, programming skills in Python, ML libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and/or high-performance libraries like Jax, understanding of theoretical foundations of state-of-the-art ML models, Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice to Have

PhD, previous experience in trading environment, publication track record at ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, or equivalent

What You'll Do.

Apply state-of-the-art machine learning

Deploy advanced ML techniques

Manage data acquisition

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with quantitative traders; Collaborate with researchers; Collaborate with developers; work in a collaborative team environment

Communication Scope

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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