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IMC Trading is seeking quantitative researchers with a proven track record to apply state-of-the-art machine learning & deep learning to solve challenging trading problems. This role is part of a central ML research team that collaborates across trading teams at IMC. The ideal candidate will have experience working with other researchers and engineers to build and continuously improve models, systems, and research tooling. We firmly believe that success for research-driven efforts lies in bringing together skills in ML, statistics, and trading intuition as well as a problem-solving mindset and pragmatism. This is an opportunity to dive deep into feature engineering and alpha research, and focus on applying a wide range of ML models as well as to perform research on building custom models.
Your Core Responsibilities
Design and deploy machine learning models to enhance trading performance across various asset classes
Research, test and prototype new algorithmic ideas; deploy advanced ML techniques applicable to market prediction, signal generation, and portfolio optimization
Collaborate with quantitative traders, researchers, and developers to translate market insights into data-driven features and models
Manage data acquisition, preprocessing, and feature engineering for structured and unstructured data sources
Your Skills And Experience
PhD or Master’s in Engineering, Math, Statistics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field
2+ years of experience building applied ML models; previous experience in trading environment preferred
Proven expertise in developing and deploying predictive models
Strong programming skills in Python; proficiency in ML libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and/or high-performance libraries like Jax
Strong understanding of theoretical foundations of state-of-the-art ML models
Strong publication track record at ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, or equivalent
Ability and desire to work in a collaborative team environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Salary Range $200,000 - $275,000 USD
About Us IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.
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Machine Learning Researcher
role at
IMC Trading
IMC Trading is seeking quantitative researchers with a proven track record to apply state-of-the-art machine learning & deep learning to solve challenging trading problems. This role is part of a central ML research team that collaborates across trading teams at IMC. The ideal candidate will have experience working with other researchers and engineers to build and continuously improve models, systems, and research tooling. We firmly believe that success for research-driven efforts lies in bringing together skills in ML, statistics, and trading intuition as well as a problem-solving mindset and pragmatism. This is an opportunity to dive deep into feature engineering and alpha research, and focus on applying a wide range of ML models as well as to perform research on building custom models.
Your Core Responsibilities
Design and deploy machine learning models to enhance trading performance across various asset classes
Research, test and prototype new algorithmic ideas; deploy advanced ML techniques applicable to market prediction, signal generation, and portfolio optimization
Collaborate with quantitative traders, researchers, and developers to translate market insights into data-driven features and models
Manage data acquisition, preprocessing, and feature engineering for structured and unstructured data sources
Your Skills And Experience
PhD or Master’s in Engineering, Math, Statistics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field
2+ years of experience building applied ML models; previous experience in trading environment preferred
Proven expertise in developing and deploying predictive models
Strong programming skills in Python; proficiency in ML libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and/or high-performance libraries like Jax
Strong understanding of theoretical foundations of state-of-the-art ML models
Strong publication track record at ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, or equivalent
Ability and desire to work in a collaborative team environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Salary Range $200,000 - $275,000 USD
About Us IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.
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