• Exceptional mathematical, statistical, or scientific pedigree Olympiad medallists, PhDs, and top-decile graduates in maths, physics, computer science, or equivalent
• Deep understanding of statistical learning, classical machine learning, and deep learning; strong experience implementing a wide range of models, including boosting algorithms, transformers, and reinforcement learning.
• Strong programming ability, Python required, C++ or Rust a plus
• Relentless curiosity and high agency, someone who cannot walk away from an unsolved problem
• Comfort owning research end-to-end without hand-holding
• For junior candidates: a research track record strong enough that we would hire on potential, papers, Kaggle wins, competitive programming results, or systematic trading experiments
• For senior candidates: a live, attributable track record in systematic trading; crypto exposure a strong plus
• A genuinely paranoid eye for data quality and bias, not comfortable until every result has a clear explanation
• A genuine love for the subject, not just the paycheque