Quantitative Research Intern Jobs

ROLE/RESPONSIBILTIES: We are seeking a quant research intern to join an NLP quant team within Point72. We believe the significant advances in NLP methods show promise for finance. We develop and launch end-to-end signals, from data processing to performance testing. The ideal candidate will have strong machine learning, data science and software engineering skills, some experience with modern NLP, and a curiosity about finance and trading. Responsibilities may include: Using NLP to construct features from varied datasets Formulating research hypotheses to derive alpha Building and testing the performance of trading signals based on NLP and financial features Launching identified signals into production REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD candidate in computer science or other quantitative discipline Proficient in Python and general software engineering principles (github, testing, dev workflow) Strong understanding of machine learning and statistics Prior research experience preferred Experience with deep learning, specifically NLP (PyTorch, HuggingFace, LLMs, etc.) preferred Data science stack familiarity preferred An interest in financial markets Great attitude A collaborative mindset Commitment to the highest ethical standards ABOUT POINT72: Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systemati

JOB DESCRIPTION This is an opportunity for students and researchers of advanced data modeling and statistical learning methods to apply these techniques to market prediction and systematic trading. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Pre-process (validate, clean, normalize, reduce dimension) very large data sets for model estimation and event studies Identify features and relationships useful for the predictive modeling of market dynamics DESIRABLE CANDIDATES MS, or PhD candidates in finance, computer science, mathematics, physics, or other quantitative discipline Programming in any of the following: C++, Java, C#, MATLAB, R, Python, or Perl Strong analytical and quantitative skills Demonstrated interest in financial markets and systematic trading Clear, concise, and proactive communicator Detail-oriented Willing to take ownership of his/her work, working both independently and within a small team

About Pinterest: Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product. Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible. At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI. Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here . We’re looking for inquisitive, collaborative UX Quantitative Research interns to bring statistical rigor to product decisions. Partnering with mentors across product, design, data, and engineering, you’ll craft surveys, model attitudes alongside usage data, and translate complex findings into compelling narratives for our teams. Expect real projects, supp

Please send CVs to [email protected] with “202 7 QR Summer Internship Application” in the subject line. When your application is received, we will consider you for all similar positions at Cubist. About Our Firm: Cubist Systematic Strategies, an affiliate of Point72, deploys systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities, futures and foreign exchange. The core of our effort is rigorous research into a wide range of market anomalies, fueled by our unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly available data sources. About Our Team: KEPL is a fast-growing team at Cubist Systematic Strategies. We specialize in trading medium-frequency statistical arbitrage strategies with high Sharpe. The team is made up of people from top universities and top tier trading and tech firms. We have an open and collaborative culture, and we value rigorous research and innovative technologies. Role / Experience: We are looking for exceptional students to be our quantitative researcher interns for the summer of 2027 . An ideal candidate should have a strong passion and initiative to work in a start-up environment. He/she should have strong analytical skills and be able to solve hard problems rigorously. Our typical intern candidates come from quantitative PhD programs of top US universities. Our internship program offers unique KEPL experience. During the internship, our interns will receive rigorous and comprehensive trainings

About Karya : Why was Karya on the cover of the Time Magazine , highlighted by Satya Nadella , and chosen by Google as its partner for Project Vaani ? In part, because Karya is on a mission to provide AI enabled earning and learning opportunities to economically underserved communities, thereby building a pathway out of poverty for them. Karya achieves this while also delivering high quality, timely, and price competitive data to its clients. Karya’s workers make at least 20 times the Indian minimum wage and through our one-of-a-kind digital work platform, we have delivered over 40 million digital tasks and are poised to positively impact over 100 thousand workers by the end of the year. In the coming years, our goal is to rapidly scale our impact by bringing economic opportunities to millions of underserved users in India. Key Responsibilities Quantitative Research: Index Development: Support design and development of socio-economic indices using unit-level datasets. Impact Estimation: Statistical impact assessment using statistical software such as R or Stata, including Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) or quasi-experimental methods. Sample Size Estimation: Calculate and validate appropriate sample sizes for surveys and impact assessments. Survey Tool Development: Design survey tools tailored for social and development sector projects. Data Handling: Experience extracting and work with development sector datasets (NFHS, PLFS, etc.), or d

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

About BlockTech BlockTech is a fast-paced algorithmic market maker at the frontier of global 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. 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 could not be shorter. For the Summer of 2027, we're looking for a Quantitative Research Intern to join our Delta One team in Singapore. The role This is a 12-week summer internship at our Singapore 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. Delta One is where we trade linear products: (perpetual) futures and spot. These are fast-moving, data-rich markets and a good place to see a research idea meet reality quickly. 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. Work with linear products and the data around them Understand how technology and research enable our trading, market data, and infrastructure systems. Collaborate with fellow

We are looking for research interns to join our Quantitative Equity team for 4 to 8 months starting in January or May 2027. We are a top-performing quant fund that manages over $111 billion in financial assets, with a track record spanning more than two decades. As a privately owned firm, we take a long-term perspective, investing in lasting business success and the long-term careers of our people. What You Will Do Investing presents a rich set of research problems that you will explore in this role. Quantitative Researchers lead the development of our investment models and strategies. As an intern, you will work on a real investment research project that requires thinking deeply about the factors that determine business success and modeling the complex dynamics of capital markets, including how information is created, interpreted and reflected in prices. Y our work will have a direct impact on investment outcomes. You will own your research project from beginning to end, including idea generation, signal construction, backtesting and calibration. There is plenty of opportunity to collaborate with your peers and receive mentorship from senior members of our research team. Our team works with: State-of-the-art techniques, including reinforcement learning, large language models, AI agents and econometric methods Large financial and alternative data Advanced technologies, such as high-performance computing infrastructure and custom

Title: AM/DM - VOC Research About Us: Paytm is India's leading digital payments and financial services company. Our platform offers a wide range of payment solutions to consumers and merchants, including utility payments, money transfers, and Paytm Payment Instruments (PPI) such as Paytm Wallet, Paytm UPI, and Paytm Payments Bank Net-Banking. We also provide merchant services, advertising, and a Mini app store. With a focus on growth and engagement, we leverage data science to drive sustainable success. We offer credit services sourced from financial partners to further support merchants. About the Role: We are looking for a customer-centric and execution-oriented VOC Research Executive to support user research and voice-of-customer initiatives for Paytm Money. The role involves conducting qualitative and quantitative research, managing research operations, and generating actionable insights to improve user experience and business outcomes. Responsibilities: Manage and maintain focus groups across different investor and trader cohorts for qualitative and quantitative research initiatives. Conduct research with internal and external users to derive actionable insights for business and product teams. Coordinate research operations including vendor payments, user incentive distribution, and participant management. Build detailed user personas across various cohorts such as scalpers, swing traders, and long-term investors. Develop and maintain a knowledge base capturing inve

Title: Manager/Sr. Manager - VOC Research About Us: Paytm is India's leading digital payments and financial services company. Our platform offers a wide range of payment solutions to consumers and merchants, including utility payments, money transfers, and Paytm Payment Instruments (PPI) such as Paytm Wallet, Paytm UPI, and Paytm Payments Bank Net-Banking. We also provide merchant services, advertising, and a Mini app store. With a focus on growth and engagement, we leverage data science to drive sustainable success. We offer credit services sourced from financial partners to further support merchants. About the Role:We are looking for a customer-centric and execution-oriented VOC Research Executive to support user research and voice-of-customer initiatives for Paytm Money. The role involves conducting qualitative and quantitative research, managing research operations, and generating actionable insights to improve user experience and business outcomes. ResponsibilitiesManage and maintain focus groups across different investor and trader cohorts for qualitative and quantitative research initiatives. Conduct research with internal and external users to derive actionable insights for business and product teams. Coordinate research operations including vendor payments, user incentive distribution, and participant management. Build detailed user personas across various cohorts such as scalpers, swing traders, and long-term investors. Develop and maintain a knowledge base

Why Work with Us Solve impactful problems. At Seven Research, our close-knit team unites brilliant minds passionate about pushing technological and scientific boundaries in the global markets. We provide state-of-the-art resources and cultivate intellectual freedom, enabling our people to develop groundbreaking solutions to the most complex challenges of our field. Our collaborative approach celebrates excellence from everyone, regardless of tenure. Your Role Our Quantitative Researchers are the intellectual architects of our trading strategies, responsible for developing sophisticated models that transform complex data sets into actionable insights. You will apply rigorous statistical and machine-learning methodologies to diverse financial datasets, develop innovative approaches to understanding risk and returns, and design strategy frameworks leveraging first principles from economics and other fields. What We’re Looking For We seek ambitious and talented problem-solvers with strong quantitative backgrounds. No financial knowledge is expected. Quantitative Researcher candidates should have demonstrated capability in conducting cutting-edge research and analysis. We value team members who communicate clearly, have strong critical analysis skills, and can exercise ownership over projects. If working on challenging quantitative problems in a close-knit setting excites you, we’d love to get to know you. The ideal candidate will possess most of the following: PhD, master’

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. Lyft is seeking a Mixed Methods User Experience Research Intern to join our team, which aspires to elevate the user experience for our drivers and riders across 300+ cities nationwide. You will conduct research studies, as well as participate in studies alongside more senior researchers from which you’ll gain strong mentorship. You will partner with Design, Product Management, Analytics, and Engineering in order to derive deep insights about our users’ behaviors and attitudes, and communicate results and actionable recommendations across the company. Interns contribute to user-facing products, working side-by-side with top User Experience Research team members in the industry while having autonomy from the get-go. Lyft fosters a collaborative environment in the office, so there's always a sharp mind eager to hear about your next idea. So what's yours? Responsibilities: Design and conduct studies across key Lyft product areas -- independently and in conjunction with more senior researchers. You will utilize methods such as ethnographic & field research, diary studies, surveys, user/usability testing (remote and in-person), guerrilla research, and any other methods you find impactful Review, analyze, and communicate qualitative and/or quantitative data to generate tactical and strategic insights, as well as

About Karya : Why was Karya on the cover of the Time Magazine , highlighted by Satya Nadella , and chosen by Google as its partner for Project Vaani ? In part, because Karya is on a mission to provide AI enabled earning and learning opportunities to economically underserved communities, thereby building a pathway out of poverty for them. Karya achieves this while also delivering high quality, timely, and price competitive data to its clients. Karya's workers make at least 20 times the Indian minimum wage and through our one-of-a-kind digital work platform, we have delivered over 40 million digital tasks and are poised to positively impact over 100 thousand workers by the end of the year. In the coming years, our goal is to rapidly scale our impact by bringing economic opportunities to millions of underserved users in India. The Role At Karya, we're building AI evaluation systems that measure and understand whether these systems actually work for the communities they're meant to serve. We're looking for a research intern who can bring a social science lens into this work, specifically around evaluating language technologies (speech, text, and translation systems) built for and with Indian communities. You'll be embedded with the Evaluations team within Karya's tech team, which means you'll get a front-row seat to the full arc of AI work happening in India today from how models are built, to how they're tested, to how they land in the hands of rura

Why Work with Us Solve impactful problems. At Seven Research, our close-knit team unites brilliant minds passionate about pushing technological and scientific boundaries in the global markets. We provide state-of-the-art resources and cultivate intellectual freedom, enabling our people to develop groundbreaking solutions to the most complex challenges of our field. Our collaborative approach celebrates excellence from everyone, regardless of tenure. Your Role Our Algorithmic Developers are researchers and engineers who transform complex quantitative concepts into high-performance trading strategies and systems that are efficient, stable, and scalable. You will be continuously challenged to think creatively while conducting rigorous analysis and improvements regarding market dynamics, strategy behavior, and system performance. If you are excited by the prospect of solving these sorts of problems in a collaborative, research-driven environment, we would love to get to know you. What We’re Looking For We seek talented engineers committed to the best algorithmic development practices. No financial knowledge is expected. You should have excellent programming and analytical skills and be excited to apply these talents within our state-of-the-art research and trading infrastructure. You should be motivated to take ownership over core projects and relentlessly drive decisive improvements. The ideal candidate will possess most of the following: PhD, master’s, or bachelor’s degree in c

Why Work with Us Solve impactful problems. At Seven Research, our close-knit team unites brilliant minds passionate about pushing technological and scientific boundaries in the global markets. We provide state-of-the-art resources and cultivate intellectual freedom, enabling our people to develop groundbreaking solutions to the most complex challenges of our field. Our collaborative approach celebrates excellence from everyone, regardless of tenure. Your Role Our Deep Learning Researchers expand the boundaries of quantitative finance through the development of advanced deep learning models. You will conduct rigorous, systematic research to pioneer advanced methodologies, uncover sophisticated insights, and implement innovative approaches within our teams. What We’re Looking For We seek talented and knowledgeable problem-solvers with strong backgrounds in deep learning to come build with us. No financial knowledge is expected. Deep Learning Researcher candidates should have demonstrated strong applied research and critical analysis skills. We value team members who communicate clearly and can exercise ownership over projects. If working on challenging quantitative problems in a close-knit, research-driven environment excites you, we’d love to get to know you. The ideal candidate will possess most of the following: PhD degree in computer science or a related field Mastery of deep learning techniques and proven track record of building sophisticated predictive models usin