Schonfeld is hiring a
Quant Research Summer Intern

Summary

Join our Quantitative Research team in New York City metro area to work with researchers and developers on various research projects, including predictive signals design and algorithm enhancement. As a Quantitative Researcher Intern, you will contribute to all facets of running a successful quantitative trading business and help it grow and diversify.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in a quantitative or technical field such as statistics, mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, or computer science
• Excellent programming skills in languages such as Python, C, C++, Java, SQL, or R
• Strong knowledge of probability and statistics (e.g., machine learning, time-series analysis and forecasting, pattern recognition, NLP)
• The ability to communicate research ideas clearly and succinctly
• Creative problem-solving skills and experience working with real-world datasets
• Strong attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Further our alpha research
• Understand the economics of a fundamental domain, and the corresponding insights that can be gathered from associated alternative data offerings
• Identify compelling differentiating factors, design novel predictive signals, backtest & validate hypotheses

Benefits

Annual base pay of $175,000 to $220,000 (prorated based on internship start and end date)