Quant Researcher — ML & Data-Driven Trading

DRW Holdings, LLC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW Holdings, LLC in Singapore seeks a Quantitative Researcher to develop mathematical models using statistical learning and build automated trading strategies across asset classes. You will have access to clean data, compute resources, and the support of experienced researchers, traders and software developers.

You will conduct quantitative analysis of market data to uncover relationships and identify trends, while leveraging independent exploration and original approaches.

Qualifications

• Degree in statistics, ML, signal processing, optimization or control.
• Experience handling large datasets.
• Proficiency in Python, R, MATLAB or C++ for research.
• Hands-on ML experience applied to real-world problems.
• Strong problem-solving and statistics skills.
• Proactive, able to lead assignments and deliver results.

Responsibilities

• Extract predictive signals from financial data using traditional statistics and ML.
• Assist software developers to translate research into production software.
• Optimize order execution and risk management of trading system.
• Formulate mathematical models to enhance existing strategies and perform new research.
• Prototype algorithmic trades from trading ideas.

Skills

Python

R

MATLAB

C++

Machine learning

Statistics

Data handling

Leadership

Education

Technical discipline degree with stats/ML focus, graduating Dec 2026–Aug 2027

Job description

DRW Holdings, LLC in Singapore seeks a Quantitative Researcher to develop mathematical models using statistical learning and build automated trading strategies across asset classes. You will have access to clean data, compute resources, and the support of experienced researchers, traders and software developers.

You will conduct quantitative analysis of market data to uncover relationships and identify trends, while leveraging independent exploration and original approaches.