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Campus Quantitative Researcher (Off-Cycle Intern, Winter/Spring 2027)

An off-cycle quant research internship at Jump's Hong Kong and Shanghai offices for students graduating in 2027. You get training and mentoring while building predictive models.

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.

Train in ML, statistics, Python, C++ and market mechanics
Help build predictive models
Develop automated trading strategies with mentors
Learn the research process on a team

What they ask for

Required

Strong programming and/or quantitative analysis
Statistics, mathematics or ML
Graduating in 2027
Interest in working in Hong Kong or Shanghai
Reliable availability

Education: Strong undergraduate or graduate programme in a technical field
Experience: Final-year students graduating 2027
Languages and tools: Python
C++

How to prepare

Build a small signal research pipeline in Python with honest out-of-sample tests
Learn C++ basics and write a short performance-sensitive program
Revise statistics, regression and probability
Read about market mechanics and order books

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 Jump Trading and doesn’t handle applications.