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Jump Trading · 4 months ago

Campus AI Researcher, PhD/Postdoc (Intern)

Chicago

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$300K/yr - $300K/yr

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research and empowers exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to push scientific boundaries. They are seeking research scientists capable of implementing machine learning projects to achieve state-of-the-art capabilities in complex domains, contributing to predictive trading models and quantitative research.

Financial ServicesTrading Platform

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsored

Responsibilities

Implementing an open-ended research project from concept to production and continuously improving model design, tools, and infrastructure

Applying machine learning to achieve state-of-the-art capabilities in complex and challenging domains

Contributing to the quantitative research and monetization process

Qualification

Machine LearningDeep LearningPythonStatistical AnalysisC++PyTorchTensorFlowOpen-source ContributionsIntellectual CuriosityCollaborationCommunication Skills

Required

Strong publication record at ICML, ICLR, AAAI, NeurIPS, UAI, KDD, or equivalent and/or contributions to open-source AI research

Strong general ML background with exposure to modern deep learning techniques and/or language modeling architectures (e.g. transformers, SSMs)

Solid development skills in Python and/or C++

Familiarity with ML libraries/frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and/or JAX

Intellectual curiosity, versatility, and originality combined with a pragmatic outlook

Ability to thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment

Ability to reason through quantitative problems and communicate effectively with trading researchers

Reliable and predictable availability required

Preferred

Experience with HPC and distributed large model training

Experience with GPU performance optimization (CUDA or ROCm)

Experience with end-to-end model development

Strong opinions on best practices in ML research, tooling, and/or infrastructure

Company

Jump Trading

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Jump Trading is a globally-positioned, proprietary trading firm.

Founded in 1999

Chicago, Illinois, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.jumptrading.com/

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