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Point72 / Cubist

Quantitative Researcher - Machine Learning

New York, London, or Hong Kong +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 4, 2025

Location
New York, London, or Hong Kong
New York, New York, United States
Education
Master’s or PhD in machine learning, computer science, statistics, or related fields (desirable).

About the job

Researches and develops machine-learning-driven equity trading signals using proprietary datasets, from initial ideas through evaluation and application.

What you'll do

  • Manage the research process, including ideation, method selection, implementation, evaluation, and application.
  • Adapt or extend machine-learning models and conduct novel research to develop trading signals or predict other variables.
  • Track AI/ML advances and recommend models and tools or identify emerging opportunities.

What they ask for

  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills and attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in machine-learning libraries such as Torch, JAX, or TensorFlow.
  • Competence in Python, cluster environments, and software-engineering practices such as source control, testing, and collaborative workflows.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and commitment to high ethical standards.

Nice to have

  • Master’s or PhD in machine learning, computer science, statistics, or a related field.
  • Research using machine learning on large, potentially noisy datasets; knowledge of modern sequence models, graph neural nets, reinforcement learning, or LLMs.

Tools

Torch, JAX, TensorFlow, Python

AI focus

Develops machine-learning-driven equity trading signals and applies AI/ML research to proprietary datasets; tracks advances and recommends models and tools.

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