Quantitative Researcher

AAA Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AAA Global is seeking a Quantitative Researcher for 2026/2027 intake. You will research predictive signals from large datasets, build and test models, and work with traders and engineers to take research into production.

Candidates should have strong academic records and advanced programming in C++ or Python, with a PhD preferred, and a solid grounding in probability, statistics, and linear algebra.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD from a leading university in a highly quantitative discipline.
• Exceptional academic record.
• Strong programming ability in C++ or Python.
• Rigorous grounding in probability, statistics and linear algebra.
• Scientific scepticism, intellectual honesty and the ability to make progress on open-ended problems independently.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop predictive signals from large, noisy datasets.
• Build, test and validate models with rigorous attention to statistical robustness, overfitting and transaction costs.
• Work alongside portfolio managers, traders and engineers to take research from prototype into production.
• Monitor live model performance and investigate divergence between expected and realised behaviour.

Skills

C++

Python

Probability

Statistics

Linear algebra

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in quantitative discipline

Job description

We are working with a leading global multi-strategy trading platform on their graduate and PhD-level Quantitative Researcher hiring for 2026/2027.

The Role

As a Quantitative Researcher you will:

• Research and develop predictive signals from large, noisy datasets
• Build, test and validate models with rigorous attention to statistical robustness, overfitting and transaction costs
• Work alongside portfolio managers, traders and engineers to take research from prototype into production
• Monitor live model performance and investigate divergence between expected and realised behaviour

Teams operate across the full frequency spectrum, from high-frequency and intraday through to medium-frequency, multi-day horizons, and across equities, futures, FX, options and other liquid asset classes. Placement is based on candidate fit rather than a fixed assignment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD from a leading university in a highly quantitative discipline, mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, electrical engineering or similar
• Exceptional academic record
• Strong programming ability in C++ or Python
• Rigorous grounding in probability, statistics and linear algebra
• Scientific scepticism, intellectual honesty and the ability to make progress on open-ended problems independently

Preferred

• PhD in a quantitative discipline with a strong research or publication record
• Prior internship in a quantitative capacity at a hedge fund, proprietary trading firm or investment bank
• Strong results in international or national-level competitions - IMO, IPhO, IOI, ICPC, Putnam, Kaggle or equivalent
• Experience applying machine learning to time-series or otherwise low signal-to-noise data