Jobs at Protogon Research

Engineering Lead responsible for hands-on ML research, model development, and production AI system deployment in a live trading environment. You will work closely with quantitative research leadership to shape and execute the research agenda, design and train models, lead day-to-day technical execution across the engineering team, and mentor engineers to raise overall technical standards.…See more The role requires 4–6 years of applied ML/AI experience with 1–2 years of technical leadership, strong proficiency in Python and PyTorch, and a track record of shipping production ML systems where model performance directly impacts real-world outcomes.

Lead ML research and production model development for a quantitative trading firm, working hands-on to design, train, and deploy ML systems that directly impact live trading environments. You will drive technical execution across the engineering team, mentor engineers to raise the bar, and translate ambiguous research problems into executable modeling work with measurable real-world impact.…See more The role requires 4–6 years of applied ML experience with 1–2 years of technical leadership, strong fluency in Python and PyTorch, and a track record of shipping production systems in high-stakes contexts.

Lead the entire engineering team at a VC-backed AI trading firm, combining hands-on ML research and model development with technical leadership. Own the end-to-end development of production AI systems deployed in live financial markets, including model design, training, evaluation, and infrastructure.…See more Set technical direction across ML and software engineers, drive hiring and team development, and translate research into measurable real-world trading performance. Require 5–8 years of applied ML/AI experience with 3+ years managing full engineering teams.