What are the responsibilities and job description for the Machine Learning Engineer, Algorithmic Trading position at Thurn Partners?
The Head of Machine Learning at a tight-knit and highly technologically advanced trading firm (~200 headcount) is seeking to hire an embedded ML Research Engineer.
He, alike his team, boasts Ivy League computational and statistical academic origins and began life in research. He joined this space with the allure of some of the most intricate NLP and DL problems, and the enjoyment of reward of the resulting automated models derived from pattern recognition.
Embedded within this desk, this individual will build key ML infrastructure and pipelines, as well as contributing to ML research. They are likely to come from a tech firm with a well-regarded stack, AI start up, driverless car firm, or indeed straight from industry.
Pay is extremely competitive and comprised of base and bonus, rather than equity heavy. They can buy out vesting and bonus schedules where necessary.
The requisites of the individual are:
- Expertise in Python or C . The technical bar at this firm is high, and this individual's coding ability will be vetted.
- ML Infra or ML-related problem experience.
- At least a Bachelors in Computer Science or another 'hard' science, Masters and PhDs are desirable. These need to be from a top institution, with a strong GPA of 3.7 .
- 2 years experience. He is seeking an individual contributor - someone likely in the 2-7 year experience bracket. He may consider someone with more seniority.
Pre-Application:
- Please do not apply if you're looking for a contract or remote work.
- You must be eligible to live and work in the US, without requiring sponsorship.
- Please ensure you meet the required experience section prior to applying.
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