Quant Researcher

KelAI develops AI software that automates investment research, signal testing, and quantitative trading workflows.

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Job listing · Updated 21 AUG 2026

Job title: Quant Researcher
Job location: New York, NY, US
Job listing URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kelai/jobs/iXYw0MB-quant-researcher
Job description: **What You’ll Do** * Onboard, clean, evaluate, and structure new financial and alternative datasets * Use AI agents to accelerate alpha research, hypothesis generation, and strategy testing * Develop systematic investment strategies from research concept through validation * Analyze performance, risk, robustness, and implementation constraints of research outputs * Work with engineering to improve KelAI’s research workflows and agent capabilities * Support forward deployment with hedge funds and institutional investors by translating real research workflows into product and research requirements **What We’re Looking For** * 3-5 years of experience in quantitative research, systematic investing, data science, or a related field * Strong understanding of financial markets, alpha research, backtesting, and portfolio construction * Experience working with large financial datasets and research pipelines * Strong Python skills and ability to move independently from data exploration to tested research output * Interest in applying AI agents to investment research and systematic strategy development * Strong communication skills and ability to work with both technical teams and investment users

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New York, NY

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KelAI headquarters

New York City, NY

Company size

2–10 employees

Founded

2025

Total raised

$5,500,000

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