Design and implement libraries and machine-learning pipelines to support quantitative research and trading while optimizing performance and cost-efficiency.
Job Description
Role Summary
Citadel Securities is building the world's most performant Research Platform for AI/ML/Stats/Scientific Computing workloads in the world.
We are looking for highly motivated candidates interested in all aspects of HPC for large scale distributed, cloud powered, computing. Strong knowledge in one or several of the following areas are highly desired: Systems, HPC, Parallel & Distributed Computing, ML Systems, Algorithms and Numerics. The Citadel Securities Research Platform comprises of world class highly talented individuals spanning North America (Miami), Europe (Zurich) and Asia (Hong Kong). The primary city for these positions will be Zurich but other possibilities can be available.
Read more about our work in this recent blog post: How Citadel Securities reimagines quantitative research on the cloud for speed and scale | Google Cloud Blog
Opportunities may be available from time to time in any location in which the business is based for suitable candidates. If you are interested in a career with Citadel, please share your details and we will contact you if there is a vacancy available.
Objectives
Skills and Preferred Qualifications
About Citadel Securities
Citadel Securities is a technology-driven, next-generation global market maker. We provide institutional and retail investors with world-class liquidity, competitive pricing and seamless front-to-back execution in a broad array of financial products. Our teams of engineers, traders and researchers harness leading-edge quantitative research and the accelerating power of compute, machine learning and AI to power our analytics and tackle the market's and our clients' most critical challenges. Together, we are forging the future of capital markets. For more information, visit citadelsecurities.com .
Role Summary
Citadel Securities is building the world's most performant Research Platform for AI/ML/Stats/Scientific Computing workloads in the world.
We are looking for highly motivated candidates interested in all aspects of HPC for large scale distributed, cloud powered, computing. Strong knowledge in one or several of the following areas are highly desired: Systems, HPC, Parallel & Distributed Computing, ML Systems, Algorithms and Numerics. The Citadel Securities Research Platform comprises of world class highly talented individuals spanning North America (Miami), Europe (Zurich) and Asia (Hong Kong). The primary city for these positions will be Zurich but other possibilities can be available.
Read more about our work in this recent blog post: How Citadel Securities reimagines quantitative research on the cloud for speed and scale | Google Cloud Blog
Opportunities may be available from time to time in any location in which the business is based for suitable candidates. If you are interested in a career with Citadel, please share your details and we will contact you if there is a vacancy available.
Objectives
- Support quantitative research and trading by designing, implementing and improving proprietary libraries and machine-learning pipelines
- Leverage modern computer architectures to improve throughput or reduce cost
- Identify compute waste and io bottlenecks and deliver cost-efficient solutions at scale
- Measure delivered improvements using quantitative metrics
- Customize solutions for results and adoption with partner teams
Skills and Preferred Qualifications
- Support quantitative research and trading by designing, implementing and improving proprietary libraries and machine-learning pipelines
- Experience working in C++ and/or Python
- Experience with identifying performance bottlenecks: at a low-level, induced by the OS, from software architecture, or in a distributed system
- Familiarity with high-performance computer architectures
- Strong problem solving skill and quantitative orientation
- Proven track record of being a goal-oriented individual
- Ability to work independently and prioritize high-impact projects
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills applicable to a dynamic research environment
- Minimum Master's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science or related field
About Citadel Securities
Citadel Securities is a technology-driven, next-generation global market maker. We provide institutional and retail investors with world-class liquidity, competitive pricing and seamless front-to-back execution in a broad array of financial products. Our teams of engineers, traders and researchers harness leading-edge quantitative research and the accelerating power of compute, machine learning and AI to power our analytics and tackle the market's and our clients' most critical challenges. Together, we are forging the future of capital markets. For more information, visit citadelsecurities.com .
Top Skills
Algorithms
C++
Hpc
Ml Systems
Numerics
Parallel & Distributed Computing
Python
Citadel Securities Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
Boston, MA, United States
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