attimet

we predict stuff

AI Researcher / Quant

$100K - $200K0.25% - 1.00%San Francisco, CA, US
Job type
Full-time
Role
Engineering, Machine learning
Experience
3+ years
Visa
US citizen/visa only
Skills
Machine learning, Python, Machine Learning
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Kirthi Banothu
Kirthi Banothu
Founder

About the role

Why you should join us

  • We’re building a research lab with a real-time feedback loop: the financial markets.
  • We're working with structured and unstructured data at scale to build temporal AI systems that adapt, predict, and act.
  • Our edge isn’t secret data or microwaves — it’s the speed at which we iterate and learn.
  • You’ll lead ML/AI strategy at the intersection of research and live deployment.
  • We’re starting in options - complex, under-modeled, and full of opportunity.
  • Join a frontier team with over a decade of experience in quant trading. These aren’t logos from internships - we’ve started and led teams at Optiver, DRW, and Argo AI.

What you’ll do

  • Lead development of predictive models, RL agents, and signal discovery workflows.
  • Integrate alternative data, design experiments, and rapidly test hypotheses in sim + live trading. Measure your impact in market returns.
  • Work side-by-side with the founders to test predictions in real markets and learn from every outcome - good and bad.
  • Shape the research direction, modeling stack, and experimental culture from day one.

What we’re looking for

  • Deep expertise in ML/AI - especially time-series, forecasting, representation learning.
  • Strong coding background: Python, data pipelines, AWS/GCP infra.
  • Experience deploying models in production: you care about what works, not just what looks good on paper.
  • Clear thinker, fast builder, excited to work at the edge of research and execution
  • Zero experience in financial markets is expected. Drive and curiosity matter.

You’ll be given the autonomy to do some of the best work for your life.

About attimet

We’re building a research lab that puts its ideas to the test in one of the most complex, information-rich environments in the world: the financial markets.

Much of trading still depends on hand-crafted signals and intuition. We’re approaching it differently - from first principles. We design systems that learn, adapt, and improve with data. Our infrastructure is built to accelerate research: fast iteration loops, real-time feedback, and direct connection between ideas and outcomes.

We’re starting with liquid markets like equities and options - high-dimensional, dynamic systems where traditional pipelines break down. Our goal isn’t just to model them better - it’s to build a platform for experimentation, where every result tightens the loop between theory and practice.

If you care about learning systems, clean abstractions, and applying research in the wild - we’re hiring.

attimet
Founded:2024
Batch:F24
Team Size:3
Status:
Active
Location:San Francisco
Founders
Kirthi Banothu
Kirthi Banothu
Founder
Xiaoyu Li
Xiaoyu Li
Founder