NLP Algorithm Engineer (Chinese speaking)

NLP PEOPLE; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NLP PEOPLE in New York seeks a senior candidate to build NLP datasets and pipelines for trading signals. You'll formulate research hypotheses and launch signals into production.

The ideal applicant has a Master's or PhD in a quantitative field, is proficient in Python, and has a solid grounding in Machine Learning and Statistics with an interest in financial markets.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD graduate or candidate in computer science or another quantitative discipline.
• Proficient in Python and general software engineering principles.
• Strong understanding of Machine Learning and Statistics.
• Interest in financial markets.
• Collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Building NLP datasets and pipelines to derive features.
• Formulating research hypotheses to derive alpha.
• Building and testing the performance of trading signals based on NLP and financial features.
• Launching identified signals into production.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

Statistics

NLP

Collaboration

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Science or a Quantitative Discipline

Tools

PyTorch

HuggingFace

Job description

Responsibilities

• Building NLP datasets and pipelines to derive features
• Formulating research hypotheses to derive alpha
• Building and testing the performance of trading signals based on NLP and financial features
• Launching identified signals into production

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD graduate or candidate in computer science or another quantitative discipline
• Proficient in Python and general software engineering principles (github, testing, dev workflow)
• Strong Machine Learning/Statistics understanding
• Interest in financial markets
• Collaborative mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior research experience
• Prior experience (fulltime or internship) in software development
• Experience with deep learning, specifically NLP – PyTorch, HuggingFace, LLMs, etc.
• Data science stack familiarity

Experience Level

• Senior (5+ years of experience)

Company

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd