Hours: 100%
Location: Zurich
Duration: permanent, start negotiable
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)
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