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We specialize in market making and trade cryptocurrency derivatives and spot markets globally, using our own capital. We're growing fast and expanding into new markets.\nWe’re looking for a AI Quantitative Research Intern to join our researchers and traders in Amsterdam. You'll join our option pricing team and work alongside experienced Quantitative Researchers, Traders and Analysts, with a dedicated mentor guiding your project.\nWhat will you do?\nYou’ll have the opportunity to help shape an emerging field, taking ownership of designing and improving our agent-driven research framework. You’ll have the freedom to explore new approaches, pioneer solutions, and make a meaningful impact on how we conduct research.\nYou will:\nArchitect our agent-driven research framework, designing networks of agents and harnesses.\n\nDesign research pipelines and experimentation loops with quants and traders.\n\nBuild evaluation and feedback mechanisms that show what’s working and what isn’t.\n\nOwn the framework in use: track how it performs and keep improving it.\n\nShare what you learn, so the team keeps improving its AI setup.\n\nWhat we’re looking for\nYou’ll need:\nTo have a background in a highly quantitative field, with a focus on AI (MSc or PhD)\n\nAt least 6 months of practical experience with LLMs, agents, and harnesses.\n\nComfort designing evaluation and feedback loops that tell you whether an agent is actually improving.\n\nHigh ownership and clear communication.\n\nAvailability to start in (early) 2027, full-time and on-site in Amsterdam, for a minimum of 12 weeks.\n\nNice to have\nExperience using AI for quantitative research, such as working on math problems.\n\nPython, and exposure to trading.\n\nDates, location, and accommodation\nDuration: From 12 to 16 weeks, with flexible duration and start date.\n\nLocation: On-site at our Amsterdam office.\n\nAfter the internship: the opportunity to convert into a full-time role after graduation, based on performance.\n\nWhat else is in it for you\nA dedicated mentor and a great team of colleagues to learn from.\n\nAn in-house training program and a close look at how engineering, research, and trading work together.\n\nAn environment that embraces AI, both to speed up your work and to advance our systems.\n\nSports during working hours: kickboxing, CrossFit, fitness, and soccer.\n\nWeekly Friday drinks and other celebrations.\n\nDaily breakfast and warm lunch, plus snacks and soft drinks all day.\n\nHow we work\nWe're a team of trading and tech enthusiasts with a flat hierarchy. Have an idea today, and it can ship tomorrow. The best idea wins, whoever it comes from.\nYou'll be challenged from day one, with a mentor and diverse team around you. We promote reverse leadership, give everyone an equal playing field, and invest in personal and professional development.\nExcited to join us?\nMake your move and apply! You can expect to hear back from us within 5 working days.\nOur culture\nAt our core, we are a team of passionate trading and tech enthusiasts committed to revolutionizing trading through automation. Our collaborative approach ensures that everyone contributes to achieving our ambitious goals.\nIn this role, you will be both challenged and stretched, with ample opportunities for growth and development, both within and beyond your main responsibilities.\nWe invest in our people by offering competitive compensation and benefits, fostering innovation, and celebrating success. 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