Vigil Markets

Vigil Markets

Senior Researcher

New York · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$225k-$300kDetected 156 days ago
Mechanical DesignResearchCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Our small, incredibly strong team thrives on solving impactful problems in a fast-paced environment.
  • We value teamwork and prefer working with talented contributors over working solo. - Thrive in an in-person environment at our Flatiron office.
  • To achieve this, we're creating a workplace where you're trusted, empowered, and well-compensated. - Location: Our Flatiron office offers free catered lunch daily.

Responsibilities

  • Perform cutting-edge research in market microstructure, mechanism design, and/or differential privacy.
  • Extensive background in market microstructure, mechanism design, and/or differential privacy.

Requirements

  • Track record of academic papers in conferences like EC or WINE.

Compensation

  • Highly competitive salary with startup equity.
  • The target compensation for this role is $225,000-$300,000, with the final offer amount potentially varying based on experience and job-related skills.
  • We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
  • We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
  • This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Benefits

  • We're building a team of passionate, talented researchers who share our vision.
  • We also cover commuter expenses.
  • Compensation: Highly competitive salary with startup equity.
  • Time Off: Unlimited PTO with flexible sick, family, and mental health leave (minimum 4 weeks).
  • Healthcare: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

Company info

  • Be a part of research breakthroughs with opportunities to realize your ideas in our products and services.
  • What we're looking for
  • Vigil Markets is on a mission to re-imagine how financial exchanges work from first principles to deliver fair order execution to the masses.
  • We're building an exchange that lets our customers focus on their trades instead of focusing on the idiosyncrasies of the exchange.
  • Founded by customer-obsessed engineers and researchers, we love tackling tough technical challenges.
  • We're looking for NYC-based candidates or those willing to relocate (we cover costs).

Equal opportunity

  • Employer
  • Vigil Markets, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
  • We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
  • Vigil Markets, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
Apply directly at Vigil Markets →Create a free account for alerts like thisView Vigil Markets immigration profile

This listing is sourced directly from Vigil Markets's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.