Quantitative Researcher: Turn Data into Production Trading Signals

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

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.