AI Researcher — Market Foundations & High-Impact ML

Trading Interview; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Sick leave

Job summary

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is hiring an AI Researcher to join the HAIL team in New York. You will advance foundation models that ingest vast market data, shaping predictions used by trading teams to influence decisions.

You’ll enjoy independence, state-of-the-art GPU clusters, and collaboration with engineering, hardware, and systems teams. The role is highly impactful with a strong compensation package and benefits.

Qualifications

• Two or more years in deep learning research in any domain.
• Experience translating methods across domains is highly valued.
• LLM experience is helpful but not required.
• Strong engineering skills; GPU kernel development and low-level PyTorch/JAX are valued.

Responsibilities

• Improve model components from featurization to architecture design.
• Influence training dynamics and model deployment for trading decisions.

Skills

Deep learning

Research experience

LLM experience

GPU kernel development

PyTorch/JAX

C++

FPGA/ASIC

HPC

Job description

London, United Kingdom; New York, NY, United States

Job Type Full-time

Posted 2 months ago

The role

Job description

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is hiring an AI Researcher to join the HAIL team. HAIL (HRT AI Labs) is the team at HRT responsible for developing and maintaining our most powerful models, which are used by our trading teams to drive a significant fraction of our trading. We are building and deploying "foundation models for markets", that ingest and train on vast amounts of market data, to make predictions about future market state. We are seeking experienced AI researchers to join our team to accelerate our efforts.

Researchers have great independence to pursue the research directions they think would be most impactful as part of a small focused team with minimal bureaucracy. They are enabled by state-of-the-art research clusters with very high GPU-to-researcher ratios, and supported by excellent engineering, hardware, and systems teams to realize their vision. Your work will be directly, clearly, highly impactful on the business, and it will be challenging: this is a field with no easy or obvious solutions. You'll be responsible for improving every part of our models: from featurization of data, to architecture design, to training dynamics, to how trading decisions are made.

Qualifications

• Must have two or more years work experience in deep learning research, for any domain: robotics, biology, chemistry, physics, audio, video, etc.
• Experience translating methods between areas of application is highly valued.
• LLM experience is valuable, but not necessary.
• Strong engineering skills valued, especially any of: GPU kernel development, lower-level Pytorch/JAX development, intermediate C++, FPGA/ASIC experience, HPC experience.

The estimated base salary range for this position is 200,000 to 300,000 USD per year (or local equivalent). The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

This role will also be eligible for discretionary performance-based bonuses and a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, and enrollment in our company’s retirement savings plans. Employees will receive sick and parental leave, as well as other paid time off (including 20 vacation days and 10 paid holidays in the US). Please note that benefits and time off policies will vary across non-US locations.

Culture

Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.
At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.
Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.

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