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Machine Learning Engineer

Inseriert am: 24.05.2018

  • Hours: 100%


  • Location: Zurich


  • Duration: permanent, start negotiable



swissQuant Group bietet eine breite Palette von Dienstleistungen, Beratung und quantitativen Tools für den Finanz- und Industriesektor für Kunden in und ausserhalb der Schweiz an. Zu unseren Kunden zählen auch mehrere Fortune 500-Unternehmen. Unsere Kernkompetenz liegt in der Umsetzung von Intelligenter Technologie in einen substantiellen Mehrwert für unsere Kunden. swissQuant Group ist ein privat geführtes Unternehmen, das im Jahr 2005 als Spin-off der ETH Zürich gegründet wurde.

Position Overview


We are looking for a machine learning engineer with strong python software development skills and experience, to support the Quant Research team in building proof-of-concepts for efficient and large scale data analytics, AI or optimization solutions.

You will work in a small team of Quant Engineers dedicated to research and innovation projects aiming at exploring new application of data mining, AI and optimization in the financial sector. Your work will in particular focus on the software implementation side (benchmarking/profiling, improving performance and scalability, cloud solutions implementation)


Desired Skills and Experience


To be a successful candidate, you must fulfil the following requirements:



  • PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Data Science


  • At least 3 years of working or academic experience in implementing efficient and large scale data mining/AI solutions


  • Knowledge of C and proficiency in Python (including Cython, OpenMP, PySpark, Dask, Multiprocessing, TensorFlow). Java knowledge is a plus


  • Knowledge of datastores (SQL or NoSQL) and cloud computing services (AWS, Google cloud)


  • Strong analytical thinking


  • Strong communication skills in English


  • Eligible to live and work in Switzerland


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