Acquired by Bizzabo
Finance Expert – Quantitative Trading
Location
Illinois + 1 moreAll locations: Illinois, Wyoming
Posted
41 days ago
Salary
$45 - $100 / hour
Job Description
Job Requirements
- Master’s or PhD in a strongly quantitative field: Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, Financial Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science (with finance focus), Physics, Operations Research, Econometrics, or closely related discipline or equivalent professional experience as a quantitative researcher / systematic trader
- Excellent written and verbal communication in professional English (both technical and explanatory styles)
- Deep familiarity with financial data sources and platforms (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, FactSet, Capital IQ, SEC EDGAR, CRSP/Compustat, TAQ, earnings transcripts & call databases, alternative data providers, etc.)
- Exceptional analytical reasoning, attention to detail, and ability to make sound judgments with incomplete information
- Genuine passion for quantitative methods, systematic trading, machine learning in finance, and frontier AI technology.
- Professional experience in quantitative trading, systematic strategies, or quant research at a hedge fund, prop trading firm, asset manager, or investment bank (preferred qualification)
- Track record of publication(s) in refereed journals/conferences in finance, econometrics, machine learning, or related fields (preferred qualification)
- Prior teaching, mentoring, or tutorial experience (university level or industry training) (preferred qualification)
- Working proficiency in Python (pandas, NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow, statsmodels, polars, etc.) and/or R for financial modeling and data analysis (preferred qualification)
- Familiarity with backtesting frameworks, vectorized computation, and handling large financial datasets (preferred qualification)
- CFA, FRM, CQF, CAIA or similar professional designations (preferred qualification)
- Experience with high-frequency data, execution algorithms, or market microstructure research (preferred qualification)
- Previous work involving large language models, reinforcement learning, or AI evaluation pipelines (a strong plus) (preferred qualification).
Benefits
- Hourly pay is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI.
- Specific benefits vary by country, depending on your country of residence you may have access to medical benefits.
- We do not offer benefits for part-time roles.
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