Akuna Capital
Junior Quantitative Developer & Strategist | Carnegie Mellon University
$145K
Chicago, IL +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 15, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois, United States - Experience
- No prior financial-markets experience is 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 improve production trading strategies, pricing models, and execution systems in collaboration with researchers, traders, and engineers.
What you'll do
- Build and optimize production code for trading strategies, pricing models, and execution logic.
- 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 with object-oriented programming.
- Exposure to linear algebra and introductory statistics.
- Technical degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics, or a related subject, completed by employment.
- Must be graduating August 2026 or earlier; GPA of 3.5 or above; 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; deeper knowledge in fields such as numerical methods, optimization, signal processing, computer architecture, machine learning, or high-performance computing.
- Exposure to financial markets and trading.
Pay
USD 145,000 minimum base salary
Tools
Python
AI focus
Machine learning is listed as a preferred area of deeper knowledge; no specific AI development work is described.
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