About the Role
For all students looking to gain hands-on experience! You'll work directly with senior scientists on research problems at the frontier of LLM reasoning, post-training methodology, and agentic AI — applied to global crypto markets. Your work has a direct path to production systems serving hundreds of millions of users, and where findings warrant it, a clear path to external publication.
You run experiments, implement ideas from recent research, synthesize papers into hypotheses, and work with engineers to understand how research translates to real systems.
This is not a purely literature-review or passive research role. You are expected to think independently and generate insight.
Responsibilities
Contribute to the design and execution of experiments in reasoning model training, post-training alignment, test-time scaling, or systematic model evaluation — with a focus on applications in financial and crypto-native contexts
Review and synthesize recent academic literature at NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, and ACL — tracking developments in reasoning, alignment, and agentic AI to inform and sharpen ongoing research directions
Implement model variants, training procedures including RLVR-based approaches, and evaluation protocols using PyTorch and the Hugging Face ecosystem
Track and log experiments systematically using Weights & Biases or equivalent — maintaining reproducibility standards throughout
Explore the intersection of LLM reasoning and crypto-native data: on-chain signals, market microstructure, multi-modal market intelligence — identifying research opportunities unique to Binance's position
Collaborate with applied engineering teams to understand how research findings translate into production constraints in a zero-downtime, 24/7 trading environment
Qualifications
Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field strongly preferred;
Expected graduation in 2026, 2027, or 2028
Strong Python programming skills and PyTorch proficiency; C++ or Rust exposure a plus. Equally important: demonstrated comfort with vibe coding — using AI-assisted development tools fluidly as part of your research and experimentation workflow
Solid understanding of transformer architectures, large language model pretraining, and the evolution toward reasoning models
Skills Required
- Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field
- Expected graduation in 2026, 2027, or 2028
- Strong Python programming skills
- Proficiency with PyTorch
- Experience using the Hugging Face ecosystem
- Experience tracking experiments with Weights & Biases or equivalent
- Comfort using AI-assisted development tools (vibe coding)
- Solid understanding of transformer architectures and LLM pretraining and reasoning models
- Ability to implement training procedures including RLVR-based approaches and evaluation protocols
- Familiarity with C++ or Rust
- Ability to review and synthesize academic literature (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL) to inform research
Binance Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Binance and has not been reviewed or approved by Binance.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Performance-linked bonuses can be sizable in favorable crypto cycles, lifting total compensation. Attractive packages in engineering and specialized roles indicate strong rewards for in-demand skills.
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Flexible Benefits — Remote-first flexibility and work-from-anywhere options add meaningful value to the overall rewards package. Flexible schedules and location independence are presented as core perks.
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Retirement Support — Binance.US includes a 401(k) as part of its benefits. This provides a conventional retirement pillar alongside cash and bonus components.
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What We Do
Binance is the world’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider with a financial product suite that includes the largest digital asset exchange by volume. Trusted by millions worldwide, the Binance platform is dedicated to increasing the freedom of money for users, and features an unmatched portfolio of crypto products and offerings, including: trading and finance, education, data and research, social good, investment and incubation, decentralization and infrastructure solutions, and more. For more information, visit: https://www.binance.com
