xAI is looking to enhance the capabilities of its AI systems by providing high-quality input and labels for training AI tasks, specifically in the domain of quantitative finance, to aid in the pursuit of knowledge.
Requirements
- Proficiency in reading and writing, both in informal and professional English.
- Strong ability to navigate various financial information resources, databases, and online resources (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters, SEC filings).
- Solid reading comprehension skills combined with the capacity to exercise autonomous judgment even when presented with limited data/material.
- Familiarity with Python/R for financial scripting or ML libraries (e.g., QuantLib)
Responsibilities
- Use proprietary software applications to provide input/labels on defined projects.
- Support and ensure the delivery of high-quality curated data.
- Play a pivotal role in supporting and contributing to the training of new tasks, working closely with the technical staff to ensure the successful development and implementation of cutting-edge initiatives/technologies.
- Interact with the technical staff to help improve the design of efficient annotation tools.
- Choose problems from quantitative finance fields that align with your expertise, focusing on areas like portfolio optimization, derivatives pricing, or high-frequency trading backtests, providing rigorous solutions and model critiques where you can confidently provide detailed solutions and evaluate model responses.
- Regularly interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on given instructions.
Other
- Must possess a Master's or PhD in a quantitative finance-related field (Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, Financial Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Economics with quantitative focus, or related disciplines) or equivalent professional experience as a quantitative trader or analyst.
- Outstanding communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational capabilities.
- Strong passion for and commitment to technological advancements and innovation in quantitative finance.
- Professional experience as a quantitative trader or analyst.
- Teaching experience as a professor
