AI Researcher, Hudson River Trading
$200-300k
Salary benchmarked on USD rates and may differ on location + Discretionary performance-based bonuses
Automated trading algorithms developer
Open for applications
Automated trading algorithms developer
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$200-300k
Salary benchmarked on USD rates and may differ on location + Discretionary performance-based bonuses
1001+ employees
Company mission
Hudson River Trading's mission is to bring a scientific and technological approach to financial trading.
Role
Who you are
- Must have two or more years work experience in deep learning research, for any domain: robotics, biology, chemistry, physics, audio, video, etc
- Experience translating methods between areas of application is highly valued
- LLM experience is valuable, but not necessary
- Strong engineering skills valued, especially any of: GPU kernel development, lower-level Pytorch/JAX development, intermediate C++, FPGA/ASIC experience, HPC experience
What the job involves
- Hudson River Trading (HRT) is hiring an AI Researcher to join the HAIL team
- HAIL (HRT AI Labs) is the team at HRT responsible for developing and maintaining our most powerful models, which are used by our trading teams to drive a significant fraction of our trading
- We are building and deploying "foundation models for markets", that ingest and train on vast amounts of market data, to make predictions about future market state
- We are seeking experienced AI researchers to join our team to accelerate our efforts
- Researchers have great independence to pursue the research directions they think would be most impactful as part of a small focused team with minimal bureaucracy
- They are enabled by state-of-the-art research clusters with very high GPU-to-researcher ratios, and supported by excellent engineering, hardware, and systems teams to realize their vision
- Your work will be directly, clearly, highly impactful on the business, and it will be challenging: this is a field with no easy or obvious solutions
- You'll be responsible for improving every part of our models: from featurization of data, to architecture design, to training dynamics, to how trading decisions are made
Our take
Hudson River Trading is a quantitative trading firm founded by a team of experienced venture capital experts, including computer scientists, mathematicians, and software engineers. It aims to bring a more scientific and mathematical approach to trading, operating a computing environment for the research and development of trading algorithms.
HRT's team includes a number of mathematicians, engineers and physicists. This academic approach has paid off, with HRT now having several offices around the world and boasting billions in trading capital. The firm is also a part of the DeFi Pyth network, marking a move towards crypto equity, which gives it access to an even wider range of investors and capital.
Although the trading market is crowded, HRT has proved the value of its code-first approach to trading and hence found a space for itself. HRT now invests in new blockchain companies that share its values. The company continues to innovate, which should provide the path to further success.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- MERIT: Our people are motivated by a culture that promotes hard work and intellect over corporate politics.
- MEALS & SNACKS: HRTers enjoy breakfast and lunch together (chef-prepared in NYC, reimbursement or catered options for other offices), healthy snacks, a coffee bar, and a well-stocked beer and wine fridge.
- COMFORT: If you come to work dressed up, expect to explain what you’re doing that night for the rest of the day.
- FITNESS: On-site cardio and weight room in NYC (fitness reimbursement for other offices), regular yoga classes, and a 7-Minute Workout club.
- SOCIAL AT HRT: Our social calendar includes regular happy hours, outings, team dinners, and sports.
- PLAY TANK: Unwind at the end of a long day with video games, board games, foosball, or table tennis.
- VACATION: Generous paid vacation plus personal days and market holidays (or days in lieu).
- HEALTH: Generously subsidized healthcare coverage, vision and company paid dental insurance, paid time off for sick days, paid medical/disability leave, and fully covered access to a mental health counselor, as well as access to the Modern Health platform.
- FAMILY TIME: 12-week paid parental leave policy and family friendly events.
- EDUCATION: Tuition assistance, professional development, and on-the-job training.
Company HQ
World Trade Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Jason Caroll
(Managing Director)Previously worked as an Analyst at Tower Research Capital.
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