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Quantitative Development & Strategy Intern

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AKUNA CAPITAL

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Location:
United States , Chicago

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Contract Type:
Employment contract

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Salary:

130000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

Akuna’s Quant team creates trading strategies scientifically by combining its quantitative expertise with sophisticated understanding of derivatives and financial markets. The team is looking to add both Quant Development & Quant Strategy Interns to our team for our 10-week Akunacademy internship program who will make a direct and measurable impact on our trading decisions and performance.

Job Responsibility:

  • Design and develop production code of trading strategies: pricing models, execution logic and performance optimization along with researchers, traders and system engineers
  • Analyze and incorporate market signals in our trading systems
  • Advance existing codebase and propose new solutions and improvements

Requirements:

  • Pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD in a technical field – Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics (or related subject)
  • Strong Python programming background
  • Experience in object-oriented programming
  • Exposure to linear algebra and introductory statistics
  • Desire and ability to learn the intricacies of financial markets
  • Must graduate by August 2027
  • GPA of 3.5 or above
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment including F-1 students using CPT, OPT or STEM

Nice to have:

  • Experience with generic and/or parallel programming
  • Deeper understanding of any of the following fields: Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods, Statistics, Optimization, Signal Processing, Computer Architecture, Machine Learning, Heterogeneous/High Performance computing
  • The ability to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing market conditions, including the ability to quickly and accurately respond and/or solve math and coding problems are essential functions of the role
  • Exposure to financial markets and trading

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 05, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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