Berlin · Full Time / Part Time · m/w/d · Immediately
You are looking for an exciting job with the opportunity to develop innovative technology solutions together with a team of NLP, Machine Learning and AI experts? Then this might be the one-of-a-lifetime opportunity for you. At Yukka, we combine the best of NLP, ML and AI that is out there, to fuse unique insights to investment strategies. We are dedicated to simplifying the complex world of financial analysis and empower teams to make more confident decisions.
We are looking for a motivated and talented individual to work closely with our development team and product manager to develop risk and financial models, market performance indicators, and interpret geopolitical risk factors.
Ideally, you are a quantitatively minded person to support our Quant product category.
Here some of the things we look for. And don´t worry, no-one is perfect and combines all of these:
Desired experience:
* Prior working experience as quantitative analyst / equity portfolio manager or within similar roles
* Relevant degree in a numerate subject, e.G. degree in finance, computer science, engineering or other degrees with equivalent experience
* Active trading and/or investing experience
* Text analytics experience
* Experience deploying investment models / strategies in a production environment
* Experience with statistical analytics tools to solve business problems
Desired skills:
* Portfolio risk management / optimization
* Financial modelling, e.G. regime switching / factor models / asset pricing
* Back-testing of trading strategies and understanding of related issues / bias
* Skilled in programming, e.G. Python / Java / ...
* Strong mathematical and analytical skills, problem solving and troubleshooting skills
* Good verbal and written communication skills in English
* Flexibility to do a range of different tasks as sometimes required in a start-up
* An eye for detail
* Comfortable with participating in business development meetings and customer calls
More About Us
Yukka is the technology leader in the field of language intelligence and context-based text analysis for the European Financial Industry. Our team consists of 17 people from 8 different nations. Our offices look out over the west of Berlin and are embedded in a start-up hub with all its perks like ping pong table, relax zone and community of exciting entrepreneurs and events around you.
* We empower entrepreneurs in each of our team members to reshape the finance sector
* A mix of entrepreneurs and industry experts work together to ensure each other’s success
* Talented, dedicated and passionate people are at the core of our business
* We believe hard work and success deserve to be celebrated – both in and out of the office
* We offer an attractive fixed salary for suitable candidates, employee stock options are possible
* Our offices are in the western part of Berlin close to Bahnhof Zoo, and offer a great environment with many networking opportunities
Contact
Become part of our team by applying. Please indicate the earliest start date. We are looking forward to meeting you! No recruiters, please.