Machine Learning Researcher

Susquehanna International Group, LLP • Bala Cynwyd (Philadelphia Area), PA

90d

About The Position

We are looking for Machine Learning Researchers to join Susquehanna's growing ML group. This team will apply machine learning techniques to forecasting opportunities including time series applications, natural language understanding and more. The team will be responsible for spearheading the application of deep learning to our daily trading activity. In this role you will collaborate with other researchers, developers, and traders to improve existing strategies and conduct research and development applying new algorithms designed for scalable deployment. You will use your software development and Machine learning skills to find signal in one of the highest quality data sets in the industry, and develop automation tools to enhance our research and system development. This work will be challenging, fast-paced, and competitive. Your interest and drive to apply cutting-edge machine learning techniques to large financial data sets will enable this team to expand quantitative research at Susquehanna.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or graduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, Physics, Applied Mathematics or related field.
• Professional experience in building and applying machine learning techniques.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++.
• Experience working and analyzing time series and reference data.
• Demonstrated experience working with and drawing conclusions from large datasets.
• Experience using Pytorch and/or Tensorflow in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Write code and use the latest machine learning tools to run experiments and develop techniques and processes to improve understanding of data influences on trading.
• Invent new techniques to address specific problems.
• Collaborate with teams of researchers and traders globally to design and train ML models.
• Use a rigorous scientific method to develop sophisticated trading models and shape insights into market behavior.
• Create and test complex trading ideas and partner with engineers to test hypotheses.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees