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Campus Quantitative Researcher, UG/MS (Intern)

A 10-week quant internship for undergraduate and masters students at Jump. You train in research, trading and development, then work with trading teams.

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 signal research, ML, market mechanics, C++ and Python
Build predictive models and strategies with other interns
Work on mentored projects with trading teams
Get daily one-to-one mentoring

What they ask for

Required

Strong computer science, ML, statistics and maths
Competitive drive
Programming experience
Appetite for risk-taking
Interest in markets

Education: Undergraduate or masters student in a technical field
Experience: Students
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.