WorldQuant

Quantitative Research Intern

InternshipIn OfficeMumbai3 months80K/mo12 openingsMay 2027 (summer cohort)

About this internship

WorldQuant is offering Quantitative Research Internships at its Mumbai research office for students who want to learn how systematic investment strategies are actually built and tested. The internship is aimed at pre-final and final-year students in engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics…

Skills you'll use

PythonStatistics & ProbabilityData AnalysisMachine LearningTime Series AnalysisQuantitative ResearchC++NumPy & PandasLinear AlgebraBacktesting & Simulation

What you'll do

Develop and test alpha signals using the firm's simulation platform
Analyse large financial and alternative datasets for predictive structure
Apply statistical and machine learning techniques to research hypotheses
Evaluate signal quality accounting for overfitting, turnover and transaction costs
Document research methodology and results reproducibly
Participate in weekly research reviews with senior quantitative researchers
Present final research findings to the research team

Who can apply

Pursuing BE/BTech/MTech/MSc/PhD in a quantitative discipline
Graduating in 2027 or 2028 and available for a three-month summer internship
Strong foundation in probability, statistics and linear algebra
Programming proficiency in Python; C++ is an advantage
Comfort with data manipulation using NumPy, Pandas or equivalent
Analytical curiosity and the discipline to test your own hypotheses
Understanding of regression, correlation and time-series basics
Interest in financial markets and systematic investing (no prior finance needed)
Ability to communicate research findings clearly
Available to work on-site from the Mumbai research office

Perks & benefits

Competitive monthly stipendMentorship from practising quantitative researchersAccess to proprietary research and simulation platformStructured training in market microstructurePathway to full-time researcher rolesGlobal research network exposureCertificate of internship

Interview & selection process

3 rounds — typical selection flow for this role:

1Online assessment — quantitative aptitude, probability and programming
2Technical interview — statistics, probability puzzles and coding in Python or C++
3Final interview with senior researchers on research thinking and motivation

About WorldQuant

WorldQuant is a global quantitative investment management firm that builds and deploys systematic trading strategies across financial markets worldwide. The firm was founded in 2007 by Igor Tulchinsky, a former statistical arbitrage trader, and is headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. It…

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