Researcher at Moment (New York, NY)
Moment· New York, NY· $200k–$400k·
Role details
Health, Dental, And Vision Coverage · $150 Monthly Gym Stipend · Free Lunch And Dinner · Equity Grant · Annual Performance-Based Equity Bonuses
Summary
Moment Technology is seeking a Researcher to join its quantitative team in NYC. The role involves developing machine learning models, risk estimates, and AI agents for fixed income and portfolio optimization. Candidates will write production-grade Python code and act as their own product manager.
Job description
RESEARCHER
BUILD THE FUTURE OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT WITH US
The infrastructure managing $300 trillion in assets was built in the 90s. Now, all of it is up for grabs. The winner of the AI era of investment management will be a $100B+ company. We intend to be that company.
To get there, we're assembling the most talent-dense startup in New York. We hire people who are 1) exceptional, 2) allergic to anything that's not exceptional, and 3) recruiters of other exceptional people. We also have no tolerance for brilliant jerks.
We run lean by design. We work with a select group of the largest financial institutions in the world, go incredibly deep with each, and sit in the flow of trillions of dollars. We hire fewer people, ask each to own the outcome, and pay on impact - not tenure or experience.
Moment is not for everyone. The standards are unreasonably high. The pace is intense. And there is no playbook.
In return: the best work of your career, building a generational company.
ABOUT MOMENT
Moment is the AI operating system for investment management, built for the world's largest wealth firms and fintechs. Moment works with firms managing more than $10 trillion in client assets and is backed by Index, a16z, and Lightspeed. Moment was founded by former quants from Citadel and Jane Street and is based in NYC.
THE ROLE
The research team works on problems like the following:
- Running 100K+ variable portfolio optimizations in seconds.
- Developing machine learning models to estimate relative value and future outperformance in fixed income securities.
- Developing risk models to estimate the tracking error between portfolios.
- Building AI agents to automatically perform credit research, automatically build custom portfolios, and automate other core portfolio management tasks.
YOU’RE A GOOD FIT IF YOU HAVE
- Experience as a quant researcher or quant trader. We are excited to interview strong candidates from outside of the quant trading industry as well.
- Bachelor’s degree or PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Economics, or Computer Science.
- Written production-grade code in Python.
- The ability to just figure stuff out.
- Eagerness to work closely with customers. As a researcher at Moment, you are also your own product manager.
EVEN BETTER IF YOU HAVE
- Fixed income quantitative research experience
- Numerical optimization experience
- Factor/risk models experience
- Polars experience
- Machine learning pipelines experience
- Multi-modal LLMs experience
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Base salary: $200K to $400K
- Equity: aggressive initial grant + annual performance-based bonuses
- Our beautiful West Village Office with a terrace / 5x a week in office
- Free lunch and dinner.
- $150 monthly gym stipend.
- Health, dental, and vision coverage. 100% company reimbursement.
Why work at Moment
- High-Impact, High-Ownership Culture: The company explicitly states they "run lean by design," hire fewer people, and ask each person to "own the outcome." They pay on impact, not tenure. This is ideal for someone who wants to make a massive difference and work without a playbook.
- Ambitious Mission: The stated goal is to build a $100B+ company by winning the AI era of investment management. The work is described as "the best work of your career."
- Talent Density: They are assembling "the most talent-dense startup in New York" and hire people who are "exceptional" and "allergic to anything that’s not exceptional." They have no tolerance for "brilliant jerks."
- Work Environment: The pace is intense, and standards are "unreasonably high." It is a lean, high-ownership environment where you sit in the flow of trillions of dollars. The company is based in New York, NY, with a hybrid/office-first culture.
- Compensation: They pay on impact, not tenure or experience.