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Jane StreetLondonGraduate

Quantitative Researcher

Join Jane Street as a Quantitative Researcher in London to develop models and strategies for pricing and trading financial instruments. Collaborate closely with researchers, engineers, and traders using advanced data and computing resources.

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Role and Responsibilities

  • Build models, strategies, and systems for pricing and trading financial instruments.
  • Work alongside experienced researchers for guidance and support.
  • Engage in experiment design, dataset generation, and time series analysis.
  • Apply feature engineering and model building techniques to financial datasets.
  • Collaborate with engineers and traders to train models and run trading strategies.
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Team and Environment

  • Researchers, engineers, and traders work closely in the same space.
  • Access to petabytes of data and extensive computing clusters including GPUs.
  • Use diverse statistical and machine learning techniques tailored to problems.
  • Focus on integrating research contributions into trading operations.
  • Encouraged to explore various modeling approaches from linear to deep learning.
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Candidate Profile

  • Logical and mathematical problem-solving skills required.
  • Intellectually curious with eagerness to learn and admit mistakes.
  • Strong programming skills in Python essential.
  • Open-minded, precise communicator who enjoys collaboration.
  • Fluent in English.