Graduate Quant Researcher: ML for Market Signals

Optiver; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Global team with colleagues from 50++

25 paid vacation days

Training opportunities

Office perks and commuting

Relocation and visa sponsorship forexp

Job summary

Optiver in Amsterdam is seeking a Graduate Quantitative Researcher to contribute across the full research lifecycle, from framing questions to deploying models in production. You will work with market data, then build and test models using ML techniques, and monitor performance in live environments.

You will join a collaborative team of researchers, traders and engineers, using cross-disciplinary methods to improve strategies and adapt as markets evolve. English proficiency is essential.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in Engineering, Physics, Maths, Econometrics, CS or equivalent.
• Programming experience in Python (also C/C++, Java)
• Strong knowledge of probability, calculus and linear algebra
• Strong English verbal and written skills
• Creative, versatile and eager to learn
• Able to work cross-functionally with researchers and engineers

Responsibilities

• Building models for pricing, forecasting and signal discovery, choosing the statistical, mathematical or Machine Learning methods that best fit the problem.
• Working across petabytes of market, order-flow and unstructured data to find signals that improve strategies as conditions change.
• Monitoring models in production and using live behavior to refine your assumptions and decide what to investigate next.
• Using deep learning and AI-enabled workflows to shorten the loop from hypothesis to evidence.
• Working directly with researchers, traders and engineers to shape problems and understand how system constraints affect performance.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Probability

Calculus

Linear algebra

English proficiency

Education

Engineering

Physics

Mathematics

Econometrics

Computer Science

Job description

Optiver in Amsterdam is seeking a Graduate Quantitative Researcher to contribute across the full research lifecycle, from framing questions to deploying models in production. You will work with market data, then build and test models using ML techniques, and monitor performance in live environments.

You will join a collaborative team of researchers, traders and engineers, using cross-disciplinary methods to improve strategies and adapt as markets evolve. English proficiency is essential.