Research Engineer

Job description

<div id="header"></div> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">The Research&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Engineering</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> team is dedicated to accelerating the </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">velocity</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> of</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> machine learning</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">research and expanding the exploration space for innovations at PDT</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">.</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> We </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">partner </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">with </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">PDT’s</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> quantitative researchers </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">to design and build </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">a</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">state-of-the-art</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">environment </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">for testing ideas rapidly and efficiently</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">.&nbsp;</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Research at PDT requires significant </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">compute</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">, and as such, we are looking for a </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">talented engineer</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">with in-depth knowledge of&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">ML</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> techniques</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> and</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">DL</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> e</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">cosystem</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">to help us build the infrastructure </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">capable of supporting complex scientific research at scale.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"><span class="TextRun SCXW229963259 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229963259 BCX0">This is a hybrid position and will require the person to work from our New York City office at </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW229963259 BCX0">minimum</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229963259 BCX0"> 3 days a week.</span></span></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW229963259 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Why join us? </span></span></strong>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">PDT Partners has a stellar 30+ year </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">track record</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> and a reputation for excellence</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">.&nbsp; </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Our goal is to be the best quantitative investment manager in the world</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">.&nbsp; </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">PDT’s </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">exceptional </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">e</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">mployee-retention rate speaks for itself</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">.&nbsp; </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Our people are intellectually </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">curious, collaborative</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">, down-to-earth, and diverse.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Responsibilities:</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Partner with the research team to understand future research directions and build the next generation of highly scalable infrastructure for alpha, signal, and portfolio construction.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Incorporate advancements in </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">machine learning</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">, hardware accelerators</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">high-performance</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> computing to </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">optimize</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> research workflows.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Maintain, develop, and re-imagine the extensive internal research stack that continues to be a differentiating factor for PDT business. </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Optimize models for inference and use in real time trading systems.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW133046408 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133046408 BCX0">Below is a list of skills and experiences we think are relevant. Even if you&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133046408 BCX0">don’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133046408 BCX0"> think </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133046408 BCX0">you’re</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133046408 BCX0"> a perfect match, we still encourage you to apply because we are committed to developing our people</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW133046408 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133046408 BCX0">.</span> </span></strong></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Experience </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">with </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">building infrastructure for training</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">/fine-tuning</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> large ML models.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;