7 lead data scientist jobs found

WHAT YOU’LL DO: As a data scientist in our options market making team, you will play a key role in improving our trading strategies through rigorous data-driven analysis. You’ll take a scientific approach to understanding how our systems perform in live markets—developing hypotheses, building experiments, and using advanced analytics to uncover opportunities for improvement. You’ll work with large-scale production trading data to identify patterns, test ideas, and evaluate strategic changes. This may include leveraging statistical modeling, machine learning techniques, and other quantitative methods to better understand market dynamics and strategy behavior. You’ll collaborate closely with traders and engineers, but your work will be rooted in independent thinking, analytical rigor, and a strong focus on real-world impact. WHO YOU ARE: Students who are graduating in 2025 or 2026 Studying a Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or similarly technical degree...

Key Responsibilities Building the compute platform and machine learning libraries for large scale machine learning and simulation workloads Focus on compute platform stability and efficiency on both CPU and GPU clusters, making the platform observable and scalable Utilize cluster monitoring and profiling tools to identify bottlenecks and optimize both infrastructure and software system Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to OS, storage, network, and GPUs Challenges You Will Tackle: design, build and improve our compute platform for PB scale data model training and simulations with a wide range of machine learning models by leveraging our existing research infrastructure. Requirements: Solid experience in running production machine learning infrastructure at a large scale Experience in designing, deploying, profiling and troubleshooting in Linux-based computing environments Proficiency in containerization, parallel computing and distributed training...

As a Quantitative Research Intern, you will work side-by-side with our Research Team of mathematicians, scientists and technologists, to develop and enhance the models that drive Optiver’s trading. You will tackle a practical research project that has real-world impact and directly influences Optiver’s trading decisions. In our business, where the markets are always evolving, you will use your skills to predict its movements. This opportunity is also available in our Austin office.  What you’ll do: Led by our in-house education team, you will delve into trading fundamentals and engage in research projects that make a real difference. You will be paired with one of Optiver’s seasoned researchers, providing you exposure to a variety of research areas, including: Using statistical models and machine learning to develop trading algorithms. Leveraging big data technologies to analyze high-frequency trading strategies, market microstructure, and financial instruments to...

As a Quantitative Research Intern, you will work side-by-side with our Research Team of mathematicians, scientists and technologists, to develop and enhance the models that drive Optiver’s trading. You will tackle a practical research project that has real-world impact and directly influences Optiver’s trading decisions. In our business, where the markets are always evolving, you will use your skills to predict its movements. This opportunity is also available in our Chicago office. What you’ll do: Led by our in-house education team, you will delve into trading fundamentals and engage in research projects that make a real difference. You will be paired with one of Optiver’s seasoned researchers, providing you exposure to a variety of research areas, including: Using statistical models and machine learning to develop trading algorithms. Leveraging big data technologies to analyze high-frequency trading strategies, market microstructure, and financial...

As a Quantitative Research Intern, you will work side-by-side with our Research Team of mathematicians, scientists and technologists, to develop and enhance the models that drive Optiver’s trading. You will tackle a practical research project that has real-world impact and directly influences Optiver’s trading decisions. In our business, where the markets are always evolving, you will use your skills to predict its movements. This opportunity is also available in our Austin office. What you’ll do: Led by our in-house education team, you will delve into trading fundamentals and engage in a research project that makes a real-world impact. You will be paired with one of Optiver’s seasoned researchers, providing you exposure to a variety of research areas, including: Using statistical models and machine learning to develop trading algorithms. Leveraging big data technologies to analyze high-frequency trading strategies, market microstructure, and financial...

As a Quantitative Research Intern, you will work side-by-side with our Research Team of mathematicians, scientists and technologists, to develop and enhance the models that drive Optiver’s trading. You will tackle a practical research project that has real-world impact and directly influences Optiver’s trading decisions. In our business, where the markets are always evolving, you will use your skills to predict its movements. This opportunity is also available in our Chicago office. What you’ll do: Led by our in-house education team, you will delve into trading fundamentals and engage in a research project that makes a real-world impact. You will be paired with one of Optiver’s seasoned researchers, providing you exposure to a variety of research areas, including: Using statistical models and machine learning to develop trading algorithms. Leveraging big data technologies to analyze high-frequency trading strategies, market microstructure, and financial...

WHAT YOU’LL DO: As a data scientist in our options market making team, you will play a key role in improving our trading strategies through rigorous data-driven analysis. You’ll take a scientific approach to understanding how our systems perform in live markets—developing hypotheses, building experiments, and using advanced analytics to uncover opportunities for improvement. You’ll work with large-scale production trading data to identify patterns, test ideas, and evaluate strategic changes. This may include leveraging statistical modeling, machine learning techniques, and other quantitative methods to better understand market dynamics and strategy behavior. You’ll collaborate closely with traders and engineers, but your work will be rooted in independent thinking, analytical rigor, and a strong focus on real-world impact. WHO YOU ARE: Strong research skills with a scientific mindset and a passion for solving real-world problems with data. Proficient in Python for...