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Quantitative Researcher

Jane Street
🇺🇸New YorkJuniorFull-timePosted June 2, 2026

About the Role

Quantitative Researchers at Jane Street help build models, strategies, and systems that price and trade financial instruments. You'll work alongside experienced researchers learning experiment design, dataset generation, time series analysis, feature engineering, and model building for financial datasets. Our researchers, engineers, and traders collaborate closely to train models, architect systems, and run trading strategies using petabytes of data and sophisticated computing infrastructure. You'll work across diverse tasks including market data analysis, hyperparameter tuning, debugging distributed training, and studying model performance in production. We apply a wide range of statistical and ML techniques—from linear models to deep learning—tailored to specific problems rather than one-size-fits-all solutions.

Requirements

  • Able to apply logical and mathematical thinking to all kinds of problems
  • Intellectually curious; eager to ask questions, admit mistakes, and learn new things
  • A strong programmer who's comfortable with Python
  • An open-minded thinker and precise communicator who enjoys collaborating with colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds and areas of expertise
  • Most candidates will have experience with data science or machine learning
  • PhD or other research experience is a plus