Job Description :

Quantitative Research Engineer

Location: Charlotte, NC - Hybrid

Duration: 12 Months

 

Job Description:

  • 9+ years in quantitative finance, ML engineering, or similar.
  • Build the price engine. Design, train, and deploy time-series and tree-based models (XGBoost, CatBoost, sklearn, lightGBM) that predict fair value and forecast volatility.
  • Harden the data layer. Ingest and reconcile auction feeds, marketplace listings, and private-sale data. Handle splits, dupes, zero-comp situations, and stale marks.
  • Ship to production. Own model orchestration with Airflow, feature stores, real-time inference endpoints, and rollback strategies.
  • Quantitative R&D. Test market microstructure effects (extended bidding, buyer premiums, cash advances) and bake insights into pricing logic.
  • API & analytics. Expose Alt Value as a public API, power in-app price alerts, and deliver dashboards the business can act on.
  • Python, SQL, AWS (S3, ECS, Lambda), Airflow, dbt, Postgres, Spark, XGBoost, sklearn, CatBoost, GitHub Actions. (Nice-to-have: TypeScript, FastAPI, Grafana, Datadog)
  • Deep time-series and forecasting experience, ideally on illiquid or auction assets.
  • Proven path from Jupyter to production with CI/CD, testing, and automated monitoring.
  • Track record of improving MAE or PnL with your models in live systems.
  • Fluent in Python, SQL, and modern data tooling.
  • Strong communication: you can explain heteroscedastic noise to engineers.
             

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