Campus AI Research Engineer - Deep Learning (Intern)
Jump Trading2 months ago
Chicago, IL, USA or New York, NY, USAIntern
Base Salary
$300k - $300k/yr
Responsibilities
- Apply state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to complex and challenging domains.
- Work with researchers and quantitative researchers to build flexible, reusable frameworks for financial machine learning.
- Optimize training pipelines for high-performance computing resources.
- Integrate machine learning models into latency-sensitive production systems.
- Develop large-scale ML systems that are observable, performant, and flexible.
- Improve research productivity by reducing model iteration cycle time.
- Work across C, C++, Python, CUDA, and other low-level GPU programming languages.
Requirements
- Strong publication record at ICML, ICLR, AAAI, NeurIPS, UAI, KDD, or equivalent, and/or contributions to open-source AI research.
- Strong general machine learning background with exposure to modern deep learning techniques and/or language modeling architectures such as transformers and SSMs.
- Solid development skills in Python and/or C++.
- Familiarity with PyTorch, JAX, and/or TensorFlow.
- Ability to reason through quantitative problems and communicate effectively with trading researchers.
- Intellectual curiosity, versatility, originality, and a pragmatic outlook.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
- Reliable and predictable availability.
Benefits
- International students eligible for CPT/OPT are encouraged to apply.
- Work visa sponsorship is available for full-time positions.
Categories
AI ResearchML Engineering
About Jump Trading
Jump Trading is a privately held quantitative and high-frequency trading firm that designs low-latency systems and models to trade global markets across asset classes, including equities, futures, options, and cryptocurrencies. It trades its own capital rather than selling software or services, and operates from Chicago with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia; the firm was founded in 1999. Affiliates include Jump Crypto for digital assets and the venture arm Jump Capital.