Machine Learning Researcher

Responsibilities

• Conduct end-to-end studies of unexplored datasets
• Implement new modeling paradigms for complex problems
• Explore blue-sky approaches to machine learning
• Dive deep into market data, tune hyperparameters, and debug training issues
• Analyze model predictions in a competitive multi-agent environment

Requirements

• PhD student or postdoc working on empirical ML research
• Equivalent research experience in machine learning
• Ability to rapidly implement and iterate on ideas in Python
• Proficiency with a versatile set of ML frameworks
• Strong logical and mathematical thinking skills
• Fluency in English

About the Company

Jane Street is a quantitative trading firm where the lines between research, technology, and trading are intentionally blurry. We work with petabytes of data and massive computing clusters to solve unique challenges in the financial markets.