Quantitative AI Engineer

Posted:
3/4/2026, 9:03:34 AM

Location(s):
Shanghai, China ⋅ Beijing, China ⋅ New York, New York, United States ⋅ New York, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior

Field(s):
AI & Machine Learning

About Us

AXQ Capital is an investment management firm that employs systematic strategies and aims to generate consistent alpha in global markets. We are a team of passionate quants and technologists dedicated to applying scientific approaches and cutting-edge technologies to the field of quantitative research.

We maintain offices in New York, Beijing, Shanghai, and Xiamen.

 

Job Duties 

As a Quantitative AI Engineer, you will build the next generation of agentic AI research infrastructure. Working closely with our quantitative research team, you will push the frontiers of modern AI — with the rare advantage of real financial market feedback as your ground truth.

  • Design and build a multi-agent framework for quantitative finance research
  • Develop tools and deep integrations with AXQ's proprietary research infrastructure
  • Research frontier model capabilities and develop rigorous agentic evaluations
  • Partner with quantitative researchers to create best-in-class system observability, well-grounded research pipelines, and novel research ideation methods
  • High-performing candidates may also contribute directly to model work, including post-training

 

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in software engineering, machine learning, AI research, or a related role
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD from a top-tier university in a quantitative or technical discipline (mathematics, physics, statistics, computer science, or similar)
  • Strong foundation in statistics and machine learning fundamentals
  • Deep, practical knowledge of agentic systems, pre/post-training evaluations, or related AI engineering domains
  • Prior experience in quantitative finance is not required
  • Self-motivated and highly productive, with a strong sense of ownership and a bias toward action