Quantitative Researcher - 2027 Summer Internship

About BlockTech BlockTech is a fast-paced algorithmic market maker at the frontier of cryptocurrency derivatives and spot markets, expanding into new markets. We employ algorithms to trade our own capital, 24/7, across some of the most data-rich venues in finance. For the Summer of 2027, we're looking for a Quantitative Research Intern to join our option pricing team in Amsterdam. The role This is an 8-10 week summer internship at our Amsterdam office, giving you a unique opportunity to work on an end-to-end project with a real and direct business impact. You’ll work in a small team and get the chance to understand how a trading firm actually works from the inside. You will: Participate in a customized training program that will give you an understanding of financial markets in general, the company and the project. Own a research project from design to deployment guided by experienced Quantitative Researchers. Understand how technology and research enable our trading, market data, and infrastructure systems Collaborate with fellow researchers and software engineers to bring your project to success Learn from the best, all while leveraging cutting-edge technology What we're looking for Currently in your (pen)ultimate year and enrolled in, or planning to pursue, at least a Master’s degree in a quantitative field at a top European university. Available full-time in Amsterdam, for a duration of 8 - 10 weeks over the summer of 2027, starting on the 5th of July Working knowledge of Python A critical mind that follows things until completion, high ownership, and clear communication in English What's in it for you? A summer internship in a relaxed and modern office in Amsterdam A dedicated mentor, a team of fellow interns and full-time quantitative researchers, an in-house training program, and exposure to how engineering, research, and trading actually work together The opportunity to work at the forefront of automated trading, in an environment that embraces AI to both ac

At Graviton, we don't believe the best trading strategies come from following established playbooks. They come from asking better questions. Why does a pattern exist? What is driving it? Is it real or just noise? Can it be explained, modelled and turned into an edge? As a Quantitative Researcher, you'll work on those questions every day. You'll investigate market behaviour, develop quantitative models, build and test hypotheses and turn insights into trading strategies, working alongside researchers and technologists in an environment where an idea on a whiteboard can reach live trading quickly. This isn't a role where the answers are in a textbook. The problems are open-ended, the data is enormous, and finding the answers is the job. Ideal candidates are rigorous thinkers who genuinely enjoy mathematics, programming and figuring out things that aren't obvious, based in our Singapore, London, Amsterdam or US offices. What You'll Work On You'll work across quantitative research and systematic trading, taking ideas through the full lifecycle: question, hypothesis, experiment, model, validation, strategy, production. Depending on your team and research interests, your work would include: Discovering predictive patterns and sources of alpha from billions of market events Formulating hypotheses about market behaviour and designing experiments to test them Applying probability, statistics, optimization and machine learning to build predictive models and quantitative signals for systematic trading Designing robust backtests and statistical tests to distinguish genuine signals from noise Working with large and complex datasets to uncover patterns that aren't immediately visible Investigating market microstructure and how markets behave at different timescales Evaluating strategy performance, identifying weaknesses and continuously refining models Developing research infrastructure and AI-powered tools and agents that make experimentation faster and analysis deeper Working c

At Graviton, every strategy, model and edge begins not with instinct, but with someone asking a better question than everyone else. As a PhD Quantitative Research Intern, you'll spend 10-12 weeks pointing the research skills you've spent years building at markets. You'll collaborate with researchers and technologists to investigate market behaviour, test hypotheses, build predictive models and solve problems where the answers aren't obvious. This isn't an internship where you observe from the sidelines, or re-run someone else's experiment. Outstanding work has the potential to shape production strategies and generate real, measurable returns. Ideal candidates are researchers who want to see their methods meet live markets: mathematicians, physicists, statisticians and computer scientists who are excited to solve the hardest problems in our field, across our offices in the US, Singapore, Amsterdam and London. What You'll Work On You'll work on real research problems, not simulated exercises. Your work would include: Discovering predictive patterns from billions of market events Designing statistical models that identify trading opportunities Applying probability, optimization and machine learning to open research problems Running large-scale simulations and experiments on high-performance research infrastructure Designing experiments and backtests to evaluate hypotheses Building AI-powered research agents that accelerate experimentation Developing infrastructure for rapid, large-scale research Translating research into production-ready trading signals Exploring new ML, AI and quant finance techniques to find the next source of alpha What You'll Learn Beyond the technical exposure, you'll learn what changes when research meets live markets: why a result that would survive peer review can still fail as a trading signal, how costs and capacity constrain an idea that looks clean on paper, and how to tell a model that is right from one that is right for the wrong reason.

About BlockTech BlockTech is a fast-paced algorithmic trading firm at the frontier of global cryptocurrency derivatives and spot markets. We trade 24/7 across some of the most data-rich, fast-moving venues in finance, and we use that data to build smarter models, sharper signals, and more adaptive systems. Crypto is one of the few markets where a researcher can still meaningfully move the edge. The data is abundant, the microstructure is novel, and the feedback loop between a research idea and live PnL couldn’t be shorter. We’re growing fast, and we’re looking for a Quantitative Researcher with a strong machine learning toolkit to help us push that edge further. The role As a Quantitative Researcher on our trading floor, you’ll own ideas end-to-end from hypothesis and dataset construction through feature engineering, model training and backtesting, all the way to live deployment, monitoring, and iterative improvement. You’ll sit shoulder-to-shoulder with Quantitative Traders and Quantitative Analysts, and your work will directly drive how we price and trade. You will: Collaborate closely with traders to translate research insights into systematic trading strategies Design, develop and deploy models for price prediction, signal generation, execution, and anomaly detection across crypto derivatives and spot markets using state-of-the-art AI and ML techniques. Build robust trading, backtesting and research infrastructure alongside our engineers, so promising ideas can move into production quickly and safely Own models in production: monitoring live performance, diagnosing decay, and iterating on what you ship What we're looking for A strong academic background in a quantitative discipline (Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science, Econometrics, ML/AI, or similar), typically a PhD or an MSc with strong research experience Fluency in Python and the modern ML stack (PyTorch and/or TensorFlow, scikit-learn, NumPy, pandas) A deep, intuitive grasp of overfitting, g

About BlockTech BlockTech is an algorithmic trading firm operating at the frontier of global crypto derivatives and spot markets. We trade 24/7 across some of the fastest-moving, most data-rich venues in finance. Crypto remains one of the few markets where a researcher can still meaningfully move the edge: abundant data, novel microstructure, and the shortest possible loop between a research idea and live PnL. We're looking for an experienced Quantitative Researcher to take ownership of that edge and push it further. The role This is a senior, hands-on research seat on our trading floor. You'll own a research agenda end-to-end from hypothesis, dataset construction, feature engineering, model training, backtesting, live deployment, monitoring, and iteration. You'll be trusted to set its direction. You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow researchers, traders and analysts, shape how we price and trade, and help raise the bar for research across the floor, including mentoring less experienced researchers and influencing the tools and standards the team relies on. You will: Own price-prediction, signal, execution, and anomaly-detection models across crypto derivatives and spot markets from idea to live PnL Shape our research, backtesting, and trading infrastructure together with engineers, so good ideas reach production quickly and safely Own models in production: monitor live performance, diagnose decay, and iterate on what you ship Set research direction alongside traders, deciding which trades are worth making and why Raise the research bar by mentoring colleagues, reviewing work, and setting standards for rigour What we're looking for 4+ years of hands-on quantitative research and/or applied ML experience, with a track record of models you've taken into production trading live A strong academic foundation in a quantitative discipline (mathematics, physics, statistics, computer science, ML/AI, or similar) Fluency in Python and the modern ML stack (PyTorch and/or

About BlockTech BlockTech is a fast-paced algorithmic trading firm trading crypto derivatives and spot across global venues, 24/7, with our own capital. Crypto is one of the few markets where a researcher can still move the edge. The data is abundant, the microstructure is novel, and the loop between an idea and live PnL is short. High-frequency options trading is where we're strongest, and we're widening our scope to include more mid-frequency work. We're looking for a senior Quantitative Researcher with a mid-frequency background to join our Amsterdam trading floor. The role You'll be in charge of developing our mid-frequency capabilities, owning the research agenda end to end, from hypothesis and dataset construction through model training and backtesting to live deployment. You'll sit with traders, researchers, and analysts, and raise the bar for research across the floor. You will: Own price-prediction, signal, execution, and anomaly-detection models across crypto derivatives and spot markets from idea to live PnL Shape our research, backtesting, and trading infrastructure together with engineers, so good ideas reach production quickly and safely Own models in production: monitor live performance, diagnose decay, and iterate on what you ship Set research direction alongside traders, deciding which trades are worth making and why Raise the research bar by mentoring colleagues, reviewing work, and setting standards for rigour What we're looking for 3+ years of quantitative research experience at a hedge fund, trading firm, or similar, with mid-frequency models you've taken live A strong academic foundation in a quantitative discipline (mathematics, physics, statistics, or computer science) Fluency in Python and the modern ML stack (PyTorch and/or TensorFlow, scikit-learn, NumPy, pandas) A deep grasp of overfitting, validation design, and feature engineering. You can explain why a model works, not just that it does Software engineering instincts: you write product