DATA SCIENTIST
Work
Salary(gross): from 1000 to 2000 EUR monthly
Applying for the vacancy has ended
Description
This is a senior position that would require you to take end-to-end ownership of the data analytics department in an Algorithmic Trading fund. The team has already developed an extensive list of backtests, methodologies, datasets and market-proven algorithms that outperform the market. The Data Scientist role would require you to take over the existing algorithms and to advance them to a full market-readiness. You will be working in a small team with direct access to senior decision makers.
Besides Algorithmic Trading the investment fund has also a VC department whose remit is to conduct investment deals, provide operational support for the existing portfolio businesses and create a solid research base for decision making. This is a separate business that the Data Scientist would not be directly involved in.
Requirements
* Outstanding statistics and software engineering skills
* Ability to fluently combine quantitative models and qualitative market data
* Being motivated to stay with the team long-term and make impact in the industry
* Understanding of cryptocurrency space, trading or prior investment experience is preferred, but not required
* Ideally ability to work from the office in central Riga 3 days per week
Duties
As a Data Scientist you will take a leading role in creating, running and monitoring financial models for trading algorithms. To be precise the main responsibilities would be:
* Source, clean and maintain datasets (market data and alternative data)
* Architect and maintain backtesting environment
* Run market simulations based on pre-set hypothesis
* Monitor live trading algorithms and provide concrete improvement suggestions
* Interpret qualitative market analysis with quantitative backtesting results
* Offload some tasks to existing outsource dev team
* Get feedback from senior advisers that are market leading experts in the space
Proposal
* Remuneration based on experience
* Employee bonus program (investment carry interest)
* Clear career progression based on performance (e.g. ability to build a team around you)
Please send your CV and motivation letter to marina@trendsetters.lv or use internal apply system. Thank you!
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