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Hudson River Trading · 3 months ago

Experienced Research Engineer

New York, NY, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$200K/yr - $300K/yr

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is a quantitative trading firm at the forefront of technological innovation, seeking highly motivated and skilled Research Engineers to work closely with Algo Developer trading teams. The role involves designing and maintaining robust software systems, optimizing research workflows, and contributing to the development of sophisticated trading strategies across various asset classes.

Financial Services

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain robust, performant, and scalable software systems

Optimize existing codebases for performance, reliability, and efficiency

Debug complex issues across distributed systems in a time-sensitive environment

Optimize both the mechanics and ergonomics of Algo Developer research workflows; this requires developing a deep intuition for research methodologies

Balance the short term goals of individual trading teams with the longer term goals of HRT’s generalized trading platforms across trading teams. Because we don’t work in a pod environment, REs on different trading teams are expected to share technology and ideas

Qualification

PythonMachine LearningDeep LearningData StructuresC++Quant ResearchKindnessEmpathyCommunicationCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. Challenging classes, programs, and projects are preferred

Previous experience at a top-tier finance or technology company with an excellent track record of rapid advancement and superlative reviews

Experience with supporting internal users is preferred; bonus if you have real hands-on experience with quant research and/or ML/Deep Learning platforms

Experience with python numerical, ML and data-oriented libraries is a big plus (e.g. pandas, scikit, pytorch, etc.)

Candidates should be prepared for technical interviews in either Python or C++. While there is no hard language requirement for RE roles, proficiency in one of these languages will be assessed during the interview process

Kindness and empathy is a real requirement. No 'smart jerks' at HRT

Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design principles

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

HRT ships every day. The ability to thoughtfully, methodically, and reliably deploy new software and features is a critical skill

Preferred

Experience with supporting internal users is preferred; bonus if you have real hands-on experience with quant research and/or ML/Deep Learning platforms

Experience with python numerical, ML and data-oriented libraries is a big plus (e.g. pandas, scikit, pytorch, etc.)

If you have management experience, that's always a bonus – but even so, expect to code!

Benefits

Discretionary performance-based bonuses

A competitive benefits package

Company

Hudson River Trading

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Hudson River Trading opertes as a multi-asset class quantitative trading firm.

Founded in 2002

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.hudsonrivertrading.com

H1B Sponsorship

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