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Machine Learning Research Lead

Chicago, IL, US💼 Full-time💰 $250,000–$300,000🗓 2026-03-31 → 2026-07-28

Core

Lead the design, development, and deployment of machine learning models to enhance trading performance across various asset classes by driving a centralized ML environment.

Role type

Senior IC machine learning research lead (trading)

Builds

Centralized ML environment for trading, custom predictive models, and experimentation pipelines

Domain

Financial markets / Quantitative trading

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

PhD or Master's in quantitative field, 4+ years applied ML experience, low-latency model deployment, Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow/Jax, feature engineering, model architecture design, people management

Preferred skills

Prior trading environment experience, collaborative team environment preference

Technologies

Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Jax

Responsibilities

Lead design and deployment of ML models for trading performance; Research, test, and prototype algorithmic ideas for market prediction and portfolio optimization; Collaborate with traders and developers to translate insights into data-driven features; Oversee data acquisition, preprocessing, and feature engineering; Mentor junior researchers; Drive strategic decisions on model architecture and infrastructure

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship

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