Quantitative Research Intern (NLP)

Point72; New York (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global alternative investment firm is seeking a quant research intern to join an NLP quant team. This role involves using NLP to construct features, formulating research hypotheses, and building trading signals based on financial data. Ideal candidates should have strong skills in machine learning, data science, and software engineering, along with an interest in finance. Exposure to deep learning and working knowledge of Python and NLP tools is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong machine learning and software engineering skills.
• Experience with modern NLP.
• Interest in financial markets.

Responsibilities

• Using NLP to construct features from varied datasets.
• 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

Machine learning

Data science

Software engineering

NLP

Python

Education

Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in computer science or quantitative discipline

Tools

PyTorch

HuggingFace

Job description

We are seeking a quant research intern to join an NLP quant team within Point72. We believe the significant advances in NLP methods show promise for finance. We develop and launch end-to-end signals, from data processing to performance testing.

The ideal candidate will have strong machine learning, data science and software engineering skills, some experience with modern NLP, and a curiosity about finance and trading.

Responsibilities

• Using NLP to construct features from varied datasets
• 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

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD candidate in computer science or other quantitative discipline
• Proficient in Python and general software engineering principles (github, testing, dev workflow)
• Strong understanding of machine learning and statistics
• Prior research experience preferred
• Experience with deep learning, specifically NLP (PyTorch, HuggingFace, LLMs, etc.) preferred
• Data science stack familiarity preferred
• An interest in financial markets
• Great attitude
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

About Point72

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry’s brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people’s long-term growth.