Machine Learning Data Scientist - Stock Market Trading Models

Machine Learning Data Scientist Stock Market Trading Models (Female Candidates Preferred)

Salary: 10 LPA - 15 LPA

Job Description:

We are hiring a Machine Learning Data Scientist for an exciting opportunity in developing AI-driven stock market trading models. The selected candidate will work full-time from our Mumbai office and collaborate closely with the research and trading teams.

This role is ideal for candidates passionate about financial markets, data science, and machine learning, with a strong desire to apply these skills to real-world trading strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

- Research and develop machine learning-based trading strategies for Indian stock markets

- Perform time series analysis, statistical modeling, and predictive modeling

- Clean, process, and analyze large financial datasets including price, volume, and news data

- Develop and maintain backtesting frameworks for strategy validation

- Optimize models for accuracy, performance, and risk-adjusted returns

- Regularly monitor models in live/paper trading environments

- Document all research, models, and trading logic in structured reports

- Collaborate with other quants, traders, and developers

Required Skills & Qualifications:

- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Quantitative Finance, or related fields

- Strong command over Python and ML libraries (Pandas, Numpy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch)

- Practical experience with time series forecasting, regression, classification, and clustering models

- Solid understanding of financial markets, equity trading, and risk metrics

- Analytical thinking and problem-solving mindset

- Ability to work independently in an office-based, fast-paced environment

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred (Bonus) Skills:

- Experience in building quantitative trading strategies

- Familiarity with APIs like Zerodha Kite, Interactive Brokers, or similar for market data

- Knowledge of options and derivatives trading

- Exposure to deep learning and reinforcement learning models in finance

Work Mode:

- Full-time, On-site (Mumbai office only)