Akuna Capital
Junior Quantitative Developer & Strategist 2027 | Harvard
$145K
Chicago, IL +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 15, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois, United States - Experience
- No prior financial-markets experience required.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in a technical field (Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics, or related subject).
- 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 optimize production trading strategies, pricing models, and execution systems using quantitative methods and market signals.
What you'll do
- Build and optimize production code for trading strategies, pricing models, and execution logic in collaboration with researchers, traders, and engineers.
- Analyze market signals and incorporate them 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 earlier.
- GPA of 3.5 or above and legal authorization to work in the U.S. on the first day of employment.
Nice to have
- Experience with generic and/or parallel programming; deeper knowledge of listed quantitative or computing fields.
- Exposure to financial markets and trading.
Pay
$145,000 USD minimum base salary
Tools
Python
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative