Junior Quantitative Developer & Strategist
Akuna Capital3 months ago
Base Salary
$145k - $145k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and develop production code for trading strategies, including pricing models, execution logic, and performance optimization.
- Analyze and incorporate market signals into trading systems.
- Advance the existing codebase and propose new solutions and improvements.
- Collaborate with researchers, traders, and systems engineers to rapidly prototype performant production code.
Requirements
- A completed bachelor's, master's, or PhD degree in a technical field such as engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or a related subject by employment.
- Strong Python programming background and experience with object-oriented programming.
- Exposure to linear algebra and introductory statistics.
- Graduation by August 2026 or earlier and a GPA of 3.5 or above.
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. on the first day of employment, including F-1 students using OPT or STEM.
- Additional qualifications may include generic or parallel programming and knowledge of numerical methods, statistics, optimization, signal processing, computer architecture, machine learning, or heterogeneous/high-performance computing.
- Exposure to financial markets and trading is beneficial but not required.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package may include employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement contributions, paid time off, and other benefits.
- The role is based in Illinois and requires legal authorization to work in the U.S. on the first day of employment, including F-1 students using OPT or STEM.
- Candidates must graduate by August 2026 or earlier and submit resumes in PDF format.
About Akuna Capital
Akuna Capital is a proprietary trading firm and options market maker that builds low-latency systems and quantitative strategies to provide liquidity in futures and options markets. The firm trades solely with its own capital—no external clients or investors—and earns from market-making and arbitrage. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, it quotes across major Chicago-based exchanges and operates globally.