Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.
We are growing our engineering-focused group dedicated to building next-generation AI tools and automation for developers and quantitative researchers. This team partners closely with platform and infrastructure engineers to shape robust, agent-enabled tooling used by trading and research groups across Jump.
What You’ll Do:
- Architect, build, and maintain LLM-powered and agent-based tools to streamline developer workflows and automate complex tasks
- Collaborate with core platform and infrastructure teams to identify use cases and deliver reliable, scalable solutions
- Apply best practices in prompt engineering, tool/plugin integration, access control, and observability
- Take ownership throughout the product lifecycle, from prototyping to deployment, rollout, and documentation
- Champion modern engineering standards and help drive continuous improvement across Jump’s diverse tech landscape
- Other duties as assigned or needed
Skills You’ll Need:
- 2+ years of professional software engineering or applied AI experience
- Strong proficiency in Python, with hands-on experience integrating LLM APIs, building AI-powered applications, or working with agent/automation frameworks
- Understanding of operating systems, networking, automation, and core software engineering fundamentals
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, focused on developer experience and usability
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Familiarity with Linux and version control tools
- Reliable and predictable availability
Bonus Points
- Strong opinions on best practices in ML research, tooling, and/or infrastructure
- Experience with end-to-end model development, especially in LLMs
- Prior academic publications and/or contributions to open-source AI research
Skills Required
- 2+ years of professional software engineering or applied AI experience
- Strong proficiency in Python
- Hands-on experience integrating LLM APIs, building AI-powered applications, or using agent and automation frameworks
- Understanding of operating systems, networking, automation, and core software engineering fundamentals
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills focused on developer experience and usability
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Familiarity with Linux and version control tools
- Reliable and predictable availability
- Strong opinions on best practices in ML research, tooling, or infrastructure
- Experience with end-to-end model development, especially large language models
- Academic publications or contributions to open-source AI research
Jump Trading Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Jump Trading Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Jump Trading Group.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Pay is considered very competitive for revenue‑adjacent and technical roles, with strong total packages when team performance is solid. Compensation structures align outcomes closely with impact, creating high satisfaction on strong desks.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, and vision, with wellness programs and employer‑paid life/AD&D also highlighted. These offerings are portrayed as robust and compare favorably with similar employers.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match is repeatedly noted, with mentions of a pension as well. Together these indicate strong retirement backing relative to many employers.
Jump Trading Group Insights
What We Do
Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.
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