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Machine Learning Researcher

Chicago💼 Full-time💰 $250,000–$250,000🗓 2026-06-26 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and deploy machine learning models to enhance trading performance across various asset classes; research, test, and prototype new algorithmic ideas for market prediction, signal generation, and portfolio optimization.

Role type

Senior IC machine learning researcher (quantitative finance)

Builds

Predictive models, signal generation systems, and portfolio optimization tools for trading

Domain

Quantitative finance / Algorithmic trading

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Feature engineering, alpha research, model deployment, Python programming, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Jax, theoretical ML foundations, academic publication record

Preferred skills

Experience in trading environments, building custom models

Responsibilities

Design and deploy ML models to enhance trading performance; Research, test, and prototype new algorithmic ideas; Collaborate with traders and developers to translate market insights into data-driven features; Manage data acquisition, preprocessing, and feature engineering

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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