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Akuna Capital · 5 months ago

Junior Quantitative Developer & Strategist

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm specializing in providing liquidity as an options market-maker. They are seeking a Junior Quantitative Developer & Strategist to design and develop production code for trading strategies, analyze market signals, and propose improvements to existing systems.

Trading Platform

No H1B

Responsibilities

Design and develop production code of trading strategies: pricing models, execution logic and performance optimization along with researchers, traders, and system engineers

Analyze and incorporate market signals in our trading systems

Advance existing codebase and propose new solutions and improvements

Qualification

PythonObject-oriented programmingLinear AlgebraStatisticsNumerical MethodsMachine LearningDesire to learn financeParallel programmingSignal ProcessingComputer ArchitectureHeterogeneous computing

Required

Bachelors, masters, or PhD degree in a technical field – Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics (or related subject) must be completed upon employment

Strong Python programming background

Experience in object-oriented programming

Exposure to linear algebra and introductory statistics

Desire and ability to learn the intricacies of financial markets

Must be graduating August 2026 or prior

GPA of 3.5 or above

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment including F-1 students using OPT or STEM

Preferred

Experience with generic and/or parallel programming

Deeper understanding of any of the following fields: Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods, Statistics, Optimization, Signal Processing, Computer Architecture, Machine Learning, Heterogeneous/High Performance computing

Exposure to financial markets and trading

Resumes must be submitted in PDF format