Deep Learning Researcher

Fintal Partners; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Fintal Partners seeks a Deep Learning Researcher to build and deploy models for trading. You will own end-to-end model development, from data acquisition and preprocessing to feature design and model production, collaborating with researchers, engineers and traders to turn insights into live systems.

Ideal candidates have a PhD in a quantitative field, 5+ years building DL models, and a track record of publications at top venues. On-site opportunities exist in New York City and Chicago.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years building deep learning models, with hands-on pretraining or novel architectures.
• Deep expertise in modern deep learning theory and practice.
• Strong Python skills, fluent in PyTorch, TensorFlow, and/or JAX.
• Track record of publications at top venues (ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, or equivalent).
• Comfortable working collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-performance team.

Responsibilities

• Architect and train novel deep learning models applied to trading and markets.
• Lead research from first principles, including pretraining models from scratch.
• Push state-of-the-art techniques into production, from idea to deployed model.
• Work closely with researchers, engineers, and traders to turn insights into working systems.
• Own the full data-to-model pipeline, including acquisition, preprocessing, and feature design.

Skills

Deep learning

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Publications

Collaboration

Education

PhD in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Engineering, or related quantitative field

Job description

A global trading firm is looking for a Deep Learning Researcher with a strong record of building models from the ground up to tackle hard problems in trading. This role sits on a central research team working closely with trading groups across the firm. We value researchers who combine deep technical modeling skill with curiosity about markets, and who thrive on solving open-ended problems with rigor and creativity.

What You'll Do:

• Architect and train novel deep learning models applied to trading and markets
• Lead research from first principles, including pretraining models from scratch
• Push state-of-the-art techniques into production, from idea to deployed model
• Work closely with researchers, engineers, and traders to turn insights into working systems
• Own the full data-to-model pipeline, including acquisition, preprocessing, and feature design

What We're Looking For:

• PhD in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
• 5+ years building deep learning models, with hands-on experience pretraining models or designing novel architectures (not just fine-tuning or applying existing ones)
• Deep expertise in modern deep learning theory and practice
• Strong Python skills, fluent in PyTorch, TensorFlow, and/or JAX
• Track record of publications at top venues (ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, or equivalent)
• Comfortable working collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-performance team

This is an opportunity to have significant ownership over a growing ML platform rather than simply maintaining established infrastructure. The team is investing heavily in compute and machine learning, with engineers working directly alongside researchers on systems that have measurable impact in live trading.

Opportunity available on-site in New York City and Chicago.