IMC

Machine Learning Researcher

IMC • $250K — $300K *
New York, NY 10025In-Person
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • PhD or Master's in Engineering, Math, Statistics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field
  • 2+ years of applied ML model building experience; trading background preferred
  • Proven experience in predictive model development and deployment
  • Strong programming skills in Python; familiarity with ML libraries like PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Jax
  • Solid understanding of the theoretical foundations of advanced ML models
  • Established publication record in top ML conferences such as ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS
  • Ability to thrive in a team-oriented environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Design and deploy ML models to improve trading performance across multiple asset classes
  • Research, test, and prototype innovative algorithmic ideas; apply advanced ML methods for market prediction and signal generation
  • Collaborate with traders, researchers, and developers to convert market insights into actionable features and models
  • Oversee data acquisition and preprocessing, focusing on feature engineering for both structured and unstructured data

Benefits

  • Discretionary bonus eligibility
  • Comprehensive paid leave
  • Health insurance coverage
  • Access to employees' benefits portal for detailed information
Full Job Description
IMC Trading is seeking quantitative researchers with a proven track record to apply state-of-the-art machine learning & deep learning to solve challenging trading problems. This role is part of a central ML research team that collaborates across trading teams at IMC. The ideal candidate will have experience working with other researchers and engineers to build and continuously improve models, systems, and research tooling. We firmly believe that success for research-driven efforts lies in bringing together skills in ML, statistics, and trading intuition as well as a problem-solving mindset and pragmatism. This is an opportunity to dive deep into feature engineering and alpha research, and focus on applying a wide range of ML models as well as to perform research on building custom models.

Your Core Responsibilities:
  • Design and deploy machine learning models to enhance trading performance across various asset classes
  • Research, test and prototype new algorithmic ideas; deploy advanced ML techniques applicable to market prediction, signal generation, and portfolio optimization
  • Collaborate with quantitative traders, researchers, and developers to translate market insights into data-driven features and models
  • Manage data acquisition, preprocessing, and feature engineering for structured and unstructured data sources

Your Skills and Experience:
  • PhD or Master's in Engineering, Math, Statistics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field
  • 2+ years of experience building applied ML models; previous experience in trading environment preferred
  • Proven expertise in developing and deploying predictive models
  • Strong programming skills in Python; proficiency in ML libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and/or high-performance libraries like Jax
  • Strong understanding of theoretical foundations of state-of-the-art ML models
  • Strong publication track record at ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, or equivalent
  • Ability and desire to work in a collaborative team environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills


The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full-time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.

Salary Range

$250,000-$300,000 USD

About IMC

IMC Financial Markets, sometimes referred to as IMC Trading, is a proprietary trading firm and market maker for various financial instruments listed on exchanges throughout the world. Founded in 1989 as International Market makers Combination, the company employs over 1100 people and has offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney, Hong Kong and Mumbai. IMC is a technology-driven trading firm active in over 100 trading venues throughout the world and offering liquidity to over 200,000 securities. IMC makes markets in the major exchange-traded instruments – equities, bonds, commodities, and currencies – on 100 exchanges worldwide and is a significant liquidity provider on the NYSE Arca, NASDAQ, CBOE, BATS, and CME exchanges.
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