Algorithmic Trading Research Scientist

Hudson River Trading; Whitehall; On-site; GBP 201,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is seeking exceptional full-time PhD students to join our Algorithm Development teams in New York, London, and Singapore. Algorithm Developers build and maintain models that drive trading, applying rigorous statistical analysis to large market data sets to generate predictive trading models.

You will work with Software Engineers to research, develop, and test new order execution and model training methods on high-performance infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Current full-time PhD student in a quantitative field eligible for full-time roles in 2027.
• Proficiency in Python and statistical analysis.
• Experience with Pandas/Numpy, R, or MATLAB is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain predictive trading models.
• Apply rigorous statistical analysis to market data to produce models.
• Research, develop, and test order execution and model training methods.

Skills

Python

Machine learning

Statistical analysis

Critical thinking

Education

PhD student in quantitative field

Tools

Pandas/Numpy

R

MATLAB

Job description

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is seeking exceptional full-time PhD students to join our Algorithm Development teams in New York, London, and Singapore. Algorithm Developers build and maintain models that drive trading, applying rigorous statistical analysis to large market data sets to generate predictive trading models.

You will work with Software Engineers to research, develop, and test new order execution and model training methods on high-performance infrastructure.