Quant jobs / Balyasny Asset Management

Quantitative Analyst – Macro Investment Team (Summer Internship)

Balyasny’s macro investment team seeks a summer quantitative analyst. Interns test investment ideas and build analytical tools alongside senior investors.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Prototype and backtest macro signals.
Develop relative-value monitors.
Analyse portfolio improvements and market scenarios.

What they ask for

Required

Python data analysis
Time-series statistics
Regression methods
Macro-product knowledge
Clear presentation

Preferred

Excel
Macro investing experience

Education: Rising undergraduate junior or first-year quantitative master’s student, graduating December 2027 or spring 2028.
Experience: Student internship; no prior-work minimum stated.
Languages and tools: Python
Excel
Markets: fixed-income, fx, equities, commodities, futures, options

How to prepare

Backtest a macro signal using point-in-time data.
Build a rates relative-value screen.
Explain a portfolio scenario to an investor.

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Balyasny Asset Management and doesn’t handle applications.