3+ years of relevant experience
Strong Python skills and experience with ML ecosystems (AWS Sagemaker, MLFlow)
Hands-on experience working with tabular/time series data with usage of ML
Solid understanding of machine learning fundamentals
Supervised learning, feature engineering, model evaluation
Overfitting, regularization, cross-validation
Knowledge of statistical methods and probability theory
Experience with experiment design and offline evaluation
Ability to work with large datasets and build efficient data processing pipelines
Familiarity with SQL and data querying
Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
Ability to clearly communicate findings and trade-offs
Ownership of tasks from research to implementation
Curiosity and willingness to explore new approaches
Level of English enough for efficient technical and business communication with native speakers
Experience in financial machine learning, quantitative finance, or trading systems
Knowledge of signal generation, alpha research, portfolio construction or risk modeling
Experience with
Deep learning for tabular/time series data (Transformers, RNNs, etc.)
Probabilistic modeling or Bayesian methods
Hands-on experience with production ML systems (MLOps, monitoring, retraining)
Ability to define research direction and identify high-impact opportunities
Decision-making under uncertainty
Ability to translate business problems into ML solutions