Junior PhD Quant Engineer

Company: maven
Location: New York
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Compensation: Above market to attract the best
**Please Note: We are a niche recruitment firm specializing in the quantitative trading and Fintech Industry. We have been retained by our client to identify, interview and introduce suitable candidates for this position**
The Opportunity
Global quant fund is looking to hire a small number of exceptional Junior Research Engineers.
You will have the opportunity to work with, learn from and be mentored by some of the leading quantitative traders in the world.
To begin with, your role and learning will be that of a generalist: contributing to designing new and profitable quantitative trading strategies, building high performance trading systems and investigating novel sets of data to find new areas for trading.
Ultimately, you will form the next generation of quantitative traders at this highly successful quantitative trading firm.
Requirements:
1) Exceptional STEM academic background, having graduated in the top of your class from a top school. High GPA. 2) BS/MS/PhD in computer science, math or physics or related fields. 3) Exceptional quantitative & programming skills (Python, Java, C++).4) Demonstrated record of past overachievement: Olympiad, Putnam, STEM competitions etc.

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