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About the Role

Jump Trading Group is seeking an exceptional Research Scientist/Research Engineer to join our team focused on reinforcement learning research and trading. This role involves applying cutting-edge reinforcement learning techniques to financial markets, conducting original research, and owning the systems that deploy this research into production trading.

Responsibilities

Conduct original research and own systems that turn research into production trading.
Design and evaluate policy architectures, reward formulations, and objective horizons with rigorous out-of-sample benchmarking.
Partner with trading and research teams to source, integrate, and validate alpha signals within the RL framework.
Ensure simulation fidelity against live trading by modeling market microstructure, fill dynamics, liquidity, and latency.
Build efficient tooling to store, process, and analyze large volumes of market and signal data.
Communicate findings to technical and trading audiences.
Other duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements

5+ years of experience developing reinforcement learning and/or deep learning systems with measurable impact in industry and/or academia.
Depth in reinforcement learning, including experience designing reward formulations, policy architectures, and evaluation, and taking RL methods from research into production.
Proficiency in Python and/or C++.
Familiarity with ML libraries/frameworks such as PyTorch (preferred), TensorFlow, and/or JAX.
Strong foundation in mathematics and statistics.
Strong publication record at ICML, ICLR, AAAI, NeurIPS, CVPR, or equivalent.
Ability to thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
Creative thinkers who are driven, self-motivated, and eager to solve challenging problems.
Reliable and predictable availability.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Skills

Reinforcement Learning
Deep Learning
Python
C++
PyTorch
TensorFlow
JAX
Mathematics
Statistics
ML Libraries/Frameworks

Location

Global

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years

Education Level

PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics (or a related subject)

Salary/Compensations

$200,000—$350,000 USD

Benefits

Discretionary bonus eligibility
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
Paid vacation plus paid holidays
Retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave
Wellness Programs

About the Company

Jump Trading Group is committed to world-class research, empowering exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries and apply cutting-edge research to global financial markets.
Our culture is unique, characterized by constant innovation, fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak.
We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incentivizing collaboration and mutual respect.
Research outcomes drive more than superior risk-adjusted returns; we design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities.