AI-Driven Quant Alpha Engineer

Retu Management Consulting Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Retu Management Consulting Limited in Hong Kong is seeking a quantitative researcher to join its AI-native alpha research team. The role focuses on translating academic literature into executable backtests and developing high-capacity signals.

You will work with transformers, GNNs, time-series models and implement rigorous anti-overfitting, cross-validation, and code auditing to ensure accurate PnL attribution and robust research outputs.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in CS, math, physics, statistics or financial engineering.
• Strong AI-native competency and prompt engineering.
• Solid grounding in probability theory, linear algebra, time-series forecasting.
• Self-driven, detail-oriented, collaborative researcher mindset.

Responsibilities

• AI-driven alpha discovery from literature to backtests.
• Feature engineering and modeling with Transformers, GNNs, time-series models.
• Workflow automation with LLMs and AI agents for hyperparameter tuning and PnL attribution.
• Architecture and code auditing for efficiency and bias prevention.

Skills

AI development tools

Prompt engineering

Probability & statistics

Time-series forecasting

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, or Financial Engineering

Tools

RAG architectures

LLMs

Autonomous AI agents

Job description

Retu Management Consulting Limited in Hong Kong is seeking a quantitative researcher to join its AI-native alpha research team. The role focuses on translating academic literature into executable backtests and developing high-capacity signals.

You will work with transformers, GNNs, time-series models and implement rigorous anti-overfitting, cross-validation, and code auditing to ensure accurate PnL attribution and robust research outputs.