Quantitative Researcher

Responsibilities

• Work alongside experienced quantitative researchers on real projects drawn from their own work
• Identify market signals and analyze large datasets to build and test models
• Learn experiment design, time series analysis, feature engineering, and model building for financial datasets
• Attend classes and seminars on market fundamentals and the full lifecycle of trading strategy development

Requirements

• Strong programmer comfortable with Python
• Able to apply logical and mathematical thinking to diverse problems
• Intellectually curious with a willingness to ask questions, admit mistakes, and learn
• Open-minded thinker and precise communicator who enjoys collaboration
• Research experience is a plus

About the Company

Jane Street is a quantitative trading firm where the lines between research, technology, and trading are intentionally blurry, providing access to petabytes of data and extensive computing resources.