Vikingglobalinvestors

Vikingglobalinvestors

Execution Research Fellow, Summer / Fall 2026

New York, NY · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
PythonAlgorithmsSQLPandasNumPyData EngineeringStatisticsRecruitingResearchCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • Viking has offices in Stamford, New York, Hong Kong, London, and San Francisco, and is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • For more information, please visit vikingglobal.com.
  • FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY Viking is seeking an Execution Research Fellow to join our trading and technology teams for a project-based fellowship of 10 to 12 weeks, with a target start date in summer 2026.

Responsibilities

  • The Fellow will support applied research across three core project areas:
  • Market Data: Assist in evaluating, cleaning, and analyzing high-frequency and tick-level market data across asset classes and venues. Support work on data quality assessment, normalization, and storage efficiency.
  • Market Infrastructure: Support the assessment and documentation of Viking's trading infrastructure, including connectivity to exchanges and execution venues.
  • Optimal Routing Decisions: Support quantitative analysis of order routing across venues, including work on transaction cost analysis (TCA) data. Research algorithmic routing strategies and smart order routing (SOR) design.
  • Support work on data quality assessment, normalization, and storage efficiency.
  • Support quantitative analysis of order routing across venues, including work on transaction cost analysis (TCA) data.
  • Research algorithmic routing strategies and smart order routing (SOR) design.

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate will possess the following traits:
  • Across Viking, we attract motivated, intellectually curious, and analytically rigorous people who are passionate about learning and creating impact. The ideal candidate will possess the following traits:
  • Please submit your resume / application through the Viking career site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vikingglobalinvestors/jobs/6005845004
  • Please remember to indicate your school name on the application page.
  • Note: Please merge your resume and brief research supplement into a single PDF file (resume first, supplement second) before submitting. Applications missing either component will not be reviewed.
  • The research supplement should describe a relevant research project you recently completed. Please include:

Nice to have

  • A strong performer currently enrolled in a Master's degree or PhD program in Computer Science, Statistics, Financial Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
  • Prior hands-on experience working with tick data or other high-frequency market data (academic or professional)
  • Proficiency in Python, including experience with data-intensive libraries (e.g., pandas, numpy, polars, or similar)
  • familiarity with SQL and data engineering tools a plus
  • Exposure to market microstructure, execution algorithms, or trading systems - through coursework, research, or prior experience
  • Ability to execute well-defined research tasks under direction, with strong attention to detail and follow-through
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to present quantitative findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Proactive, self-motivated, and committed to excellence

Skills

  • Research and summarize emerging technologies and best practices in low-latency and high-throughput execution systems.

Compensation

  • The base compensation for this fellowship is $195,000, prorated for the engagement period.

Company info

  • Founded in 1999, Viking Global Investors ("Viking") is a global investment firm with a long-term, fundamental, research-intensive approach to investing.
  • Viking manages more than $56 billion of capital across public and private investments.
  • Viking is seeking an Execution Research Fellow to join our trading and technology teams for a project-based fellowship of 10 to 12 weeks, with a target start date in summer 2026.
  • The fellowship may extend into the fall for the right candidate.
  • This is an opportunity to conduct applied research on high-impact problems at the intersection of market microstructure, data infrastructure, and execution optimization.
  • The Fellow will work directly under the direction of Viking's Head of Execution Research, contributing to defined project workstreams and benefiting from close mentorship throughout.
  • We are open to different start dates and schedule arrangements for the ideal candidate.
  • This is a fixed-term fellowship with no expectation of or pathway to full-time employment.
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