Akuna Capital
Junior Quantitative Developer & Strategist 2027 | Columbia University
$145K
Chicago, IL +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 15, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois, United States - Experience
- No prior financial-market experience is required.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD degree in a technical field such as Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics, or a related subject; must be completed upon employment.
- Visa sponsorship
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment, including F-1 students using OPT or STEM.
About the job
Develop and improve production trading strategies, pricing models, and execution logic, using quantitative analysis and market signals to inform trading decisions.
What you'll do
- Design and develop trading strategy production code, including pricing models, execution logic, and performance optimization.
- Analyze and incorporate market signals into trading systems.
- Improve the existing codebase and propose new solutions.
What they ask for
- Strong Python programming background and experience with object-oriented programming.
- Exposure to linear algebra and introductory statistics.
- Technical bachelor's, master's, or PhD degree completed upon employment; must be graduating August 2027 or prior.
- GPA of 3.5 or above; must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on the first day of employment, including F-1 students using OPT or STEM.
Nice to have
- Experience with generic and/or parallel programming; exposure to financial markets and trading.
- Deeper knowledge of linear algebra, numerical methods, statistics, optimization, signal processing, computer architecture, machine learning, or heterogeneous/high-performance computing.
Pay
USD 145,000 minimum base salary
Tools
Python
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