Graduate Machine Learning Researcher - London

IMC is recruiting for Graduate Machine Learning Researcher - London in London, United Kingdom. This listing was last seen on the firm's own job board on August 22, 2026.

Options market making with a technology-first culture and a lighter maths bar than its Amsterdam neighbour.

What sets IMC apart: Traders and engineers hired into the same programme and trained together. Lower mental maths bar than Optiver, higher weight on logic puzzles. Strong campus presence in the Netherlands, Chicago, and India.

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The role, as IMC describes it, published on July 6, 2026 and reproduced from their job board:

As a Graduate Machine Learning Researcher at IMC, your work will directly impact our global trading strategies. You will apply advanced machine learning, statistical, and computational techniques to solve complex, real-world trading problems, contributing to trading strategies across global equities, futures, and options markets. Machine Learning Researchers work closely with Traders and Developers in an environment where problem solving, innovation and teamwork are recognized and rewarded.

Your Core Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and evaluate machine learning models for trading applications, with successful research deployed into production

Apply rigorous statistical techniques to measure performance, control overfitting, and understand model risk and interpretability

Investigate novel machine learning approaches through rigorous experimentation and analysis in real trading environments

Communicate research progress and outcomes effectively, ensuring knowledge transfer within the team and across departments

Collaborate closely with traders, researchers, and engineers to translate research into production trading systems

Your Skills and Experience:

Currently in your final year of study, graduating in 2027

A minimum of an MSc (PhD preferred) in Machine Learning, Statistics, Deep Learning, Probabilistic Programming, or a related quantitative field

Strong foundations in statistics and machine learning, with a demonstrated research track record in ML, deep learning, or another quantitative field