The Voleon Group
Member of Research Staff, Reinforcement Learning, Voleon Securities
$250K–$275K
Berkeley, CA +1 · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted May 29, 2026
- Location
- Berkeley, CA
New York City, NY - Education
- Ph.D. level coursework required; a Ph.D. degree in a relevant field is preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Work visa eligibility for qualified candidates.
About the job
Conduct reinforcement learning research for financial market prediction and portfolio optimization, developing and validating models for use in live trading.
What you'll do
- Propose and run RL research experiments to improve models governing trading strategies.
- Prepare and analyze datasets, and develop, validate, and implement models in production.
- Improve simulations, evaluate models in live environments, and collaborate with researchers and software engineers.
What they ask for
- Background in reinforcement learning or optimal control, with a strong record of publishing RL papers in top-tier conferences.
- Evidence of strong mathematical abilities.
- Interest in software development and willingness to write production-level Python code.
- Ability to solve large-scale computing problems with GPUs; interest in financial applications is essential.
Nice to have
- Ph.D. degree in a relevant field.
Pay
$250K – $275K (base salary); Offers Bonus (amount not stated)
Tools
Python, GPUs
AI focus
Develop and apply reinforcement learning methods for financial-market prediction, portfolio optimization, and trading strategies.
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