PhD ML & AI Engineer for Quant Trading — Equity

Hunter Bond; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Meaningful performance upside

Equity potential

Job summary

A leading hedge fund is seeking an experienced Machine Learning & AI Engineer to shape the future of quantitative trading. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge research and a world-class investment team. The ideal candidate will have a PhD, strong coding skills, and experience in ML system development. The position includes a competitive base salary of $150-200k plus bonuses, offering the potential for total compensation around $500k.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in machine learning model development.
• Strong coding skills for building production-grade ML systems.
• Experience with distributed computing and big data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Shape strategy and infrastructure as an early technical leader.
• Collaborate with a world-class investment team.
• Innovate in a high-growth, startup-style environment.

Skills

Machine learning model development

Deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX)

Advanced NLP

Bayesian statistics

Strong coding and software engineering skills (Python, C++, CUDA)

Experience with distributed computing

Education

PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, Mathematics, Statistics

Educated at a top-tier university

Job description

A leading hedge fund is seeking an experienced Machine Learning & AI Engineer to shape the future of quantitative trading. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge research and a world-class investment team. The ideal candidate will have a PhD, strong coding skills, and experience in ML system development. The position includes a competitive base salary of $150-200k plus bonuses, offering the potential for total compensation around $500k.