ML Data Engineer/Scientist : Quant start-up : up to $250k+ 100% bonus and equity

A stealth start-up quant fund are now seeking to build a new team of Data Engineer/Data Scientist. Our client is a data-driven, research-first organization, passionate about harnessing the power of data, mathematics, and technology to develop innovative trading strategies and investment models. They seek a Data Engineer/Data Scientist to work on researching, developing, and testing statistical models that identify patterns and alpha-generating opportunities in large, complex datasets.

• Role: core early member, high responsibility available
• Scope of work: signal research, end-to-end infra, trading implementation
• Pay: up to $250k salary, + performance based bonuses
• Opportunity: partner + equity in fund in next 12 months
• AUM: raising >$300M fund within 12 months - $1B AUM on the horizon
• Asset: crypto, equity, options

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct data science research to discover alpha-generating signals using statistical, econometric, and mathematical techniques
• Analyse vast datasets (financial and alternative) to uncover insights and patterns
• Back test strategies and ensure robustness through rigorous validation techniques
• Collaborate to deploy models into production systems
• Stay up to date with the latest academic and industry research

Ideal profile:

• 1-2+ years experience working in financial quant research either in trading environments for investment banking or elite level buyside/hedge funds -
• Knowledge of Equities, Derivatives Futures and Crypto
• Advanced degree (PhD or MSc) in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, or Engineering
• Strong programming skills (Python, C++, or similar)
• Tools like SQL, infra like AWS, server-less databases
• Market depth data, L1-L2, Alternative data
• Experience with data analysis, modelling and algorithm development
• Solid understanding of probability, statistics, and time-series analysis
• Familiarity with financial markets or previous experience in a trading environment is a plus
• Creative problem-solver with a rigorous, detail-oriented mindset

Excellent opportunity to join a small, acorn of a fund that has big ambitions. MIT, Harvard, Cambridge and Oxford educated mathematicians with a roadmap to take the fund to the next level over to next few years.

Competitive compensation and equity on offer, a collaborative, intellectually stimulating environment and career opportunity.