Quant Research Intern (Systematic Trading)

Location: New York, New York

Base salary: $182,000 for Master's students or $234,000 for Ph.D. students

Company

hirify.global is a multi-strategy investment firm operating across multiple asset classes and investment styles, with teams in New York, Houston, London, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

What you will do

• Collect, clean, and manage large, complex financial datasets.
• Develop and test quantitative models for pricing, forecasting, and trading.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers, quantitative researchers, and technologists to design systematic trading strategies.
• Contribute to scalable trading systems, process improvements, runtime optimization, and operational risk reduction.
• Apply programming and analytical skills to solve applied problems in a research-driven environment.
• Communicate research findings and contribute to ongoing discussions.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Master's or Ph.D. in machine learning, computational finance, mathematics, computer science, statistics, or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in Python or another object-oriented or functional programming language.
• Solid understanding of linear and non-linear statistical modeling.
• Ability to analyze large datasets and extract actionable insights.
• Interest in applying technology and quantitative methods to complex trading problems.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Nice to have

• Experience or demonstrated interest in systematic investment approaches and quantitative trading.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct mentorship from senior investors and quantitative researchers.
• Ownership of meaningful projects in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment.
• Exposure to multi-strategy investing and systematic trading across asset classes.
• Collaboration with international teams across five locations.
• Potential full-time opportunities after successful completion of the internship.