Senior RL Researcher - Financial Markets & Production AI

The-Voleon-Group; Berkeley (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

20 days paid time off

401(k) plan with company match

9 sick days

Job summary

The Voleon Group seeks a Member of Research Staff specializing in Reinforcement Learning to join their Securities team in Berkeley, California. This role involves leveraging state-of-the-art AI techniques for financial market prediction and optimizing trading strategies.

Successful candidates will have strong theoretical foundations in RL, proven publishing records, and the ability to work with complex datasets. The position offers a hybrid work model and a robust benefits package, including health coverage and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Strong track record of publishing RL papers in top-tier conferences.
• Evidence of strong mathematical abilities.
• Interest in software development techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of Voleon’s challenges and propose RL innovations.
• Prepare and analyze new datasets for predictive efficacy.
• Develop, validate, and implement new models in production.
• Design experiments to evaluate new models in a live environment.
• Communicate effectively with team members.
• Stay updated on RL academic research.

Skills

Reinforcement learning

Optimal control

Data analysis

Software development (Python)

Large-scale computing (GPUs)

Education

Ph.D. in relevant field

Job description

The Voleon Group seeks a Member of Research Staff specializing in Reinforcement Learning to join their Securities team in Berkeley, California. This role involves leveraging state-of-the-art AI techniques for financial market prediction and optimizing trading strategies.

Successful candidates will have strong theoretical foundations in RL, proven publishing records, and the ability to work with complex datasets. The position offers a hybrid work model and a robust benefits package, including health coverage and paid time off.