Junior Quantitative Developer & Strategist

Akuna Capital is a leading proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making. 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 Junior Quant Developers and Junior Quant Strategists who will make a direct and measurable impact on our trading decisions and performance. We are searching for creative thinkers with strong programming backgrounds who can convert ideas into trading solutions, tighten our innovation cycle through rapid prototyping of performant production code, and have the desire to develop a deep understanding of financial markets. No prior experience with financial markets is required.

Responsibilities

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

Bachelors, masters, or PhD degree in a technical field – Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics (or related subject) must be completed upon employment; 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 be graduating August 2027 or prior; 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 OPT or STEM; Ability to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing market conditions, including solving math and coding problems

Nice to have

Experience with generic and/or parallel programming; Deeper understanding of linear algebra, numerical methods, statistics, optimization, signal processing, computer architecture, machine learning, heterogeneous/high performance computing; Exposure to financial markets and trading

Benefits

Discretionary performance bonus; Employer-paid medical; Dental; Vision; Retirement contributions; Paid time off; Other benefits