Machine Learning Researcher

Jane Street; Hong Kong Island; On-site; HKD 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology firm in Hong Kong is seeking a Machine Learning Researcher to build models and strategies for trading. The role involves analyzing datasets, experimenting with ML techniques, and shaping the firm's future ML developments. Candidates should have deep ML experience and strong communication skills. This is a full-time position.

Qualifications

• Experience in applied or academic ML contexts.
• Ability to analyze large datasets and build/test models.
• Proficient in coding for implementing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Build models, strategies, and systems for trading.
• Shape firmwide ML developments and goals.
• Attend conferences and teach techniques to teammates.

Skills

Deep understanding of ML techniques

Strong analytical skills

Good communication skills

Job description

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Machine learning is a critical pillar of Jane Street's global business, and our ever-changing trading environment serves as a unique, rapid-feedback platform for ML experimentation.

Researchers at Jane Street are responsible for building models, strategies, and systems that price and trade a variety of financial instruments. As a mix of the trading and software engineering roles, this work involves many things: analyzing large datasets, building and testing models, creating new trading strategies, and writing the code that implements them.

We’re looking for people to join the research team with deep ML experience in either an applied or academic context. A good candidate should have a deep understanding of a wide variety of ML techniques, and a passion for tinkering with model architectures, feature transformations, and hyperparameters to generate robust inferences. We also want people who are good communicators, with the ability to quickly absorb the context of a new problem, carefully consider tradeoffs, and recommend possible solutions.

As an ML researcher, your expertise will also shape the firm's future ML developments including hiring new ML researchers, attending conferences, teaching techniques to teammates, and setting firmwide goals.

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Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Research

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