Quantitative Researcher Intern-Daily at Scientech Research LLC (Shanghai, China)
Scientech Research LLC· Shanghai, China·
Role details
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Internship
Job description
Job Responsibilities:
- Assisting senior quantitative researchers to carry out quantitative strategy design, research and development of global futures, stocks and options market.
- Statistically analyzing large scale tick by tick financial data to extract alpha patterns.
Qualifications:
- Advanced degrees from top universities, majoring in science and engineering, preferably Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, EE, and Physics. Have formal trainings of independent academic research.
- Programming skills: proficient in at least one of following programming languages - C/C++, Python/R.
- Mathematical basics: having a good understanding of data science, being critical in learning knowledge, understanding at least one of statistical modeling, machine learning, econometrics or optimization.
- Being fast, critical and reasonable in thinking.
- Good communicator, being rigorous, patient, and having a strong sense of teamwork.
- Highly motivated, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
Why work at Scientech Research LLC
- Culture: A research-driven, flat organization where "owners" shape the firm's direction. The team is small (~20-25 people), fostering high ownership and impact.
- Work Policy: Multiple offices with in-office presence required. Locations are Jersey City, NJ (HQ) and Shanghai, China.
- Technology: State-of-the-art tech stack (Python, C++, AWS, Linux, Redis, PostgreSQL, React). Works on hard problems at the intersection of finance, AI, and high-performance computing.
- Perks & Environment: Emphasizes intellectual challenge, team events, and being part of a firm that "never stops iterating." Ideal for those who enjoy deep, hard problems in financial markets.