Applied Deep Learning Quant Researcher

Talentmate; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentmate in Dubai seeks a senior deep learning researcher to design and build the firm’s core DL pipelines for quantitative alpha research, spanning data prep, distributed training, evaluation, and production deployment.

You will own a substantial portion of the research agenda, from problem formulation to model design, training, validation, and performance attribution, while maintaining rigorous out-of-sample discipline and strong benchmarking.

Qualifications

• Top-tier academic background and PhD-level training in a quantitative field.
• 3–5 years applying deep learning to large-scale problems.
• Strong Python and modern DL framework expertise.
• Experience with large-scale model training and optimization.
• Solid foundations in statistics and ML theory.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the firm’s core deep learning pipelines for applied quantitative alpha research—from data preparation and distributed training through evaluation and production deployment.
• Drive a significant part of the research agenda using applied deep learning techniques, owning the full empirical loop: problem formulation, model design, training, validation, and performance attribution.
• Uphold rigorous research discipline in a low signal-to-noise domain—strict out-of-sample hygiene, leakage prevention, and honest benchmarking against simpler baselines.
• Act as the firm’s central point of deep learning expertise: advise on architecture selection and training diagnostics, review model designs, and set standards for how models are evaluated and promoted.
• Facilitate the seamless flow of model fitting and model computation across teams and systems through standardized training and inference interfaces and reusable components.

Skills

Deep learning

Python

Distributed training

Model evaluation

Research communication

Education

PhD-level training in relevant field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

CUDA

C++

LLM tooling

Job description

Talentmate in Dubai seeks a senior deep learning researcher to design and build the firm’s core DL pipelines for quantitative alpha research, spanning data prep, distributed training, evaluation, and production deployment.

You will own a substantial portion of the research agenda, from problem formulation to model design, training, validation, and performance attribution, while maintaining rigorous out-of-sample discipline and strong benchmarking.