Remote Rates Trader - AI-Driven Market Insights

micro1; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

micro1 is engaging experienced Rates traders to participate in a cutting-edge AI-driven project for a leading investment bank’s algorithmic trading desk. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems and shape how models learn and reason through real-world input.

Preferred qualifications emphasize hands-on rates trading exposure—swaps, swaptions, treasury futures, Eurodollar/SOFR, and repo—plus the ability to communicate findings clearly and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Current or former experience as a rates trader at an investment bank, hedge fund, or similar institution.
• Significant practical knowledge of interest rate swaps, swaptions, treasury futures, repo, and Eurodollar/SOFR trading.
• Understanding of rates market structure and trading desk operations.
• Background in algorithmic or systematic trading is highly desirable but not essential.
• Strong skills in evaluating trading risk, quantitative strategies, and market scenario analysis.
• Excellent communication abilities—both written and verbal.
• Discipline and reliability in a remote and collaborative project environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess AI-generated trading strategies and outputs for accuracy, risk management, and market realism across rates products.
• Create and refine representative sample tasks with clear project instructions based on real trading scenarios in the rates space.
• Analyze and provide feedback on AI performance in simulated market conditions, identifying strengths and shortcomings of proposed strategies.
• Offer commentary on how AI strategies align (or misalign) with actual desk practices and market structure.
• Collaborate with project leads and technologists to translate domain requirements into actionable guidance for AI model training.
• Document rationale and communicate findings in written and verbal formats for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Rates trading

Interest rate swaps

Swaptions

Treasury futures

Repo

Eurodollar/SOFR

Algorithmic trading

Job description

micro1 is engaging experienced Rates traders to participate in a cutting-edge AI-driven project for a leading investment bank’s algorithmic trading desk. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems and shape how models learn and reason through real-world input.

Preferred qualifications emphasize hands-on rates trading exposure—swaps, swaptions, treasury futures, Eurodollar/SOFR, and repo—plus the ability to communicate findings clearly and collaborate with