Football or Cricket Modelling – Sports Quant / Data Scientist
| Company: | Hadteg.com |
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| Salary: | £70,000 to £150,000 a year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | WC2N 5HS |
| Working pattern: | Hybrid - 3 days remote |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Closing date: | 3 Dec 2026 |
Summary
Join a leading sports quant firm (either focussed on football or cricket) and turn advanced quantitative research into profitable, real world competitive strategies. Combining deep modelling expertise, practical engineering skills and AI-native workflows, this is an opportunity to take ownership from raw data to live deployment and directly influence long term profitability!
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Essential Skills:
> Python programming
> Proven experience building models that have generated profitability
> Deep expertise in probability, statistics and machine learning
> Hands-on experience using LLMs and/or coding agents across research, development, testing and debugging
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Day-to-Day Duties (From research to live execution):
> Identify and validate competitive edges, turning research into profitable, deployable models and strategies
> Own the full modelling lifecycle, from raw data and feature engineering through backtesting, deployment and live monitoring
> Analyse strategy performance, diagnose underperformance and optimise profitability while accounting for risk and execution constraints
> Build and improve data pipelines, model services and trader tooling
> Collaborate with traders and engineers, presenting research and findings to drive continuous improvement
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Benefits:
> An impact from day one
> Creative freedom to experiment and innovate
> Supportive, collaborative culture that encourages learning and growth
> A vibrant team culture with a shared passion for sports
> Access to the latest tools and technologies
> Family healthcare package, including private medical and dental insurance
> Life insurance and income protection
> Gym memberships and wellbeing subscriptions
> Enhanced annual leave
> Collaborative, flexible, hybrid working model
> Industry leading packages (competitive salary & bonus), plus an endless list of benefits
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