Akuna Capital
Junior Quantitative Developer & Strategist 2027 | Georgia Institute of Technology
$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 for F-1 students using OPT or STEM.
About the job
Develop and improve production trading strategies, pricing models, and execution systems while analyzing market signals and collaborating with researchers, traders, and engineers.
What you'll do
- Design and develop production code for trading strategies, 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 in object-oriented programming.
- Exposure to linear algebra and introductory statistics.
- Technical bachelor's, master's, or PhD degree completed by employment; must be graduating August 2027 or prior.
- GPA of 3.5 or above and U.S. work authorization on the first day of employment, including F-1 students using OPT or STEM.
Nice to have
- Experience with generic and/or parallel programming; deeper knowledge in listed quantitative or computing fields, including Machine Learning.
- Exposure to financial markets and trading.
Pay
USD 145,000 minimum base salary
Tools
Python
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