Senior Quantitative Researcher (OCaml Experience)
Jane Street · New York, New York, United States
Posted about a month ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 42 days Jane Street's roles stay open a median of 66 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Jane Street's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Jane Street
- high 216 stale, 2 reposted of 234 open
- Hiring momentum
- 261 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-08
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About this role
The Senior Quantitative Researcher at Jane Street Group will independently analyze large datasets and develop trading strategies using machine learning techniques. Daily responsibilities include managing quantitative research, implementing trading systems in OCaml, mentoring junior researchers, and collaborating with traders on valuation and risk assessment.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Jane Street as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science or a related scientific or quantitative field or foreign equivalent
- 1 year of experience conducting quantitative research in financial markets
- 1 year of experience working with an automated proprietary trading system
- 1 year of experience applying statistics, machine learning, model building, and financial time series analysis
- 1 year of experience in data analysis and visualization in Python
- Experience developing and maintaining trading systems in Python and OCaml
What you get
- Part time telecommuting may be permitted with manager approval
Worth weighing
- All technical requirements may be subject to employer conducted testing for proficiency
- The role requires a strong background in both OCaml and Python, which may limit candidates not familiar with these languages
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Listed by Jane Street on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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