Market Intelligence Analyst (AI/Quant Research) – NYC

Unlok; New York (NY); Remote; USD 24,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Unlok is seeking a Market Intelligence Analyst / Intern to help build an AI-powered platform that translates real-time market data, news, filings, and options signals into actionable insights. You will work on production systems alongside seasoned professionals in quantitative finance and AI.

The role targets students or grads pursuing advanced degrees in Finance, CS, Data Science, Mathematics, or Engineering to gain hands-on experience with Python, RAG pipelines, and AI APIs in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Strong interest in financial markets and investing.
• Solid understanding of options markets, including Greeks, IV, OI, and pricing fundamentals.
• Experience with Python and data analysis.
• Familiarity with LLM prompt engineering; building RAG apps is a plus.
• Experience with financial APIs, market data, or streaming data is preferred.
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Currently pursuing or recently completed an advanced degree in Finance, CS, Data Science, Math, Engineering, or related field (for internship applicants).

Responsibilities

• Design and refine AI prompts and workflows to transform market data into structured insights.
• Build and improve RAG systems over financial news, filings, and transcripts.
• Integrate real-time and near-real-time financial data (equities, ETFs, options).
• Analyze options activity (IV, Greeks, OI, skew, unusual flow) for meaningful shifts.
• Develop and maintain knowledge bases and vector databases that update over time.
• Evaluate AI-generated insights and improve prompts, data quality, and pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineering, AI, and product teams to build tools for investors.

Skills

Python

Data analysis

LLM prompts

RAG systems

Options markets

APIs / data feeds

Financial markets

Education

Advanced degree in Finance, CS, DS, Math, Eng

Tools

Vector databases

LangChain

LlamaIndex

OpenAI APIs

Anthropic APIs

Job description

Market Intelligence Analyst / Intern (AI & Quant Research) — NYC (Remote)

About the Role

We’re building an AI-powered market intelligence platform that transforms real-time market data, news, filings, and options signals into actionable investment insights.

We’re hiring full-time employees, part-time employees, and interns who are passionate about financial markets, AI, and quantitative research. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a student looking to gain hands-on experience, you’ll work directly on production systems—not just analyze dashboards built by others.

What You’ll Do

• Design and refine AI prompts and workflows that transform raw market data, news, and filings into structured, defensible market insights
• Build and improve Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems over financial news, SEC filings, earnings transcripts, and historical market commentary
• Integrate real-time and near-real-time financial data, including equities, ETFs, options chains, and macroeconomic releases
• Analyze options market activity, including implied volatility, Greeks, open interest, skew, and unusual flow, to identify meaningful positioning shifts
• Develop and maintain knowledge bases and vector databases that continuously update as new information becomes available
• Evaluate the accuracy and usefulness of AI-generated insights and continuously improve prompts, retrieval quality, and data pipelines
• Collaborate closely with engineering, AI, and product teams to build tools used by investors and traders

Qualifications

• Strong interest in financial markets and investing
• Solid understanding of options markets, including Greeks, implied volatility, open interest, and options pricing fundamentals
• Experience with Python and data analysis
• Familiarity with LLM prompt engineering; experience building RAG applications is a strong plus
• Experience working with financial APIs, market data, or streaming data is preferred
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced startup environment
• Currently pursuing or recently completed an ADVANCED degree in Finance, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field (for internship applicants)

Nice to Have

• Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, Chroma, etc.)
• Experience with LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI APIs, Anthropic APIs, or similar AI frameworks
• Knowledge of SEC filings, earnings analysis, macroeconomics, or quantitative investing
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Personal investing, trading, or quantitative research projects

Why Join Us

• Build AI products that are deployed in production and used by real investors
• Work directly with experienced professionals in quantitative finance and AI
• Gain hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG systems, financial data engineering, and options analytics
• Flexible remote work environment with opportunities to convert high-performing interns or part-time team members into full-time roles

Location: Remote (NYC-based company)