Rates Trader for AI Model Training

SaidGig; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote contract engagement

Job summary

SaidGig is seeking a remote contractor to apply rates trading expertise to help train next-generation AI systems for an investment bank's algorithmic trading desk. You will evaluate AI-generated trading work against real market practice and provide specialized insight on rates market structure, trading strategies, and desk operations.

Prior AI experience is not required. You will assess AI outputs for accuracy, create realistic tasks, analyze performance in simulated markets, and explain

Qualifications

• Current or former rates trading experience at an investment bank, hedge fund, or similar institution.
• Practical knowledge of interest rate swaps, swaptions, Treasury futures, repo transactions, and Eurodollar or SOFR trading.
• Understanding of rates market structure and trading-desk operations.
• Strong ability to assess trading risk, quantitative strategies, and market scenarios.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Reliable, disciplined approach to remote, collaborative work.
• Algorithmic or systematic rates trading experience is highly valued but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assess AI-generated rates trading strategies and outputs for accuracy, risk management, and market realism.
• Create and refine representative tasks and clear instructions based on real rates trading scenarios.
• Analyze AI performance in simulated market conditions, identifying strengths and limitations of proposed strategies.
• Explain how AI strategies align with, or differ from, actual trading-desk practices and rates market structure.
• Collaborate with project leads and technologists to turn domain requirements into actionable AI training guidance.
• Document rationale and communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Rates trading expertise

Written and verbal communication

Remote collaborative work

Job description

Role Overview

Apply rates trading expertise to help train next-generation AI systems for an investment bank's algorithmic trading desk. You will evaluate AI-generated trading work against real market practice and provide specialized insight on rates market structure, trading strategies, and desk operations. Prior AI experience is not required.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess AI-generated rates trading strategies and outputs for accuracy, risk management, and market realism.
• Create and refine representative tasks and clear instructions based on real rates trading scenarios.
• Analyze AI performance in simulated market conditions, identifying the strengths and limitations of proposed strategies.
• Explain how AI strategies align with, or differ from, actual trading-desk practices and rates market structure.
• Collaborate with project leads and technologists to turn domain requirements into actionable AI training guidance.
• Document rationale and communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Current or former rates trading experience at an investment bank, hedge fund, or similar institution.
• Practical knowledge of interest rate swaps, swaptions, Treasury futures, repo transactions, and Eurodollar or SOFR trading.
• Understanding of rates market structure and trading-desk operations.
• Strong ability to assess trading risk, quantitative strategies, and market scenarios.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Reliable, disciplined approach to remote, collaborative work.
• Algorithmic or systematic rates trading experience is highly valued but not required.

Work Terms

• Remote contract engagement.

Compensation

• $80 to $100 per hour.