Chicago Trading Company ยท 6 hours ago
Senior Data Scientist - Systematic
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $225K/yr
5+ years expChicago Trading Company is a cutting-edge proprietary trading firm focused on pricing and managing risk. They are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to advance research, grow trading, and expand strategies by working with large datasets and collaborating with Quant Researchers, Engineers, and Traders to optimize trading strategies.
Financial ServicesFinTechVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Perform exploratory, detailed, and statistical data analysis to provide insights and quality checks into the datasets
Build data pipelines, design validation metrics, and own the correctness and maintenance of the datasets
Develop derived datasets with relevant metrics and integrate datasets for downstream applications such as alpha generation, backtests, and production trading systems
Engage with quant researchers in trading desks and engineers in central data teams to understand the characteristics of the datasets
Contribute to the improvement and innovation of trading strategies by providing critical data insights
Ensure that data handling processes are flawless and strictly follow industry standard methodology
Successfully implement solutions that improve data quality and accessibility for the entire organization
Qualification
Required
5 - 7 years of financial industry experience
A proven commercial approach and enthusiasm for collaborating directly with quants and risk managers
Outstanding oral and written communication skills and a great teammate
Strong knowledge of financial market data
Expertise in writing robust production code in Python for data tasks with proficiency in object-oriented design and emphasis on testing and monitoring
Experience in wrangling and manipulating large-scale data efficiently with pandas or numpy, and adept at addressing data issues
Ensure that data handling processes are flawless and strictly follow industry standard methodology
Successfully implement solutions that improve data quality and accessibility for the entire organization
Preferred
Knowledge of options trading data is a big plus
Experience with data ETL processes and writing SQL queries is a big plus
Familiarity with job scheduling tools like Airflow is advantageous
Knowledge of Linux is a plus
Benefits
Generous medical coverage
Paid parental leave
Free breakfast and lunch (plus healthy snacks, of course)
Wellness reimbursement
Quarterly recharge days
A variety of other benefits focused on providing the best employee experience
Company
Chicago Trading Company
Chicago Trading Company is a trading firm that provides liquidity and promotes a more efficient marketplace.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
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Jonathan Grodnick
Chief Executive Officer
Eric Chern
Co-Founder
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