Graduate Deep Learning Researcher - New York
From $300k • New York, United States • Full-time
Posted 4mo ago
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Job Location
New York, United States
Tech Stack
Remote Work Policy
On-site
Employment Type
Full-time
Categories
AI Research Engineer
About the job
IMC is seeking Deep Learning Researchers to join our growing team. As a Deep Learning Researcher, you will develop and apply state-of-the-art deep learning techniques at the intersection of AI and markets. You will help accelerate our efforts in areas such as modern neural network architectures and representation learning, improving our large-scale AI models that increasingly shape our trading. You will work closely with senior researchers to gain exposure to the full research lifecycle, from initial idea to production deployment. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in modern AI and machine learning research, gained through graduate study or internships. Prior financial industry experience is not required. We are looking for someone who brings rigorous scientific thinking and a drive to learn, and who wants to grow alongside experienced researchers as we build a world-class deep learning capability at IMC.
Responsibilities
- Build and improve deep learning models to enhance trading performance across multiple asset classes, working under the guidance of senior researchers
- Contribute to research in areas such as representation learning, transformers, foundation models, generative AI, and reinforcement learning
- Support large-scale data curation, feature representation, and self-supervised and multimodal learning from structured and unstructured datasets
- Contribute to shared training infrastructure and deployment pipelines
- Stay current with academic and industry developments in deep learning and share relevant research with the team
Requirements
- PhD, Master's or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field (completion by Feb/Aug 2027 or current postdoc)
- Demonstrated experience in deep learning research or applied machine learning (PhD candidates: record of research contributions published at leading ML venues; Bachelor's/Master's: thesis work, open-source contributions, or projects)
- Hands-on experience with modern deep learning architectures like transformers, sequence models, representation learning, self-supervised learning, and/or generative models
- Solid understanding of the theoretical foundations of deep learning, optimization, statistical learning, and neural network training dynamics
- Strong programming skills in Python
- Hands-on experience with at least one modern deep learning framework (PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus
- Paid leave
- Insurance