Quant Dev & Strategy Intern: Build Trading Models

Trading Interview; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Akuna Capital in Chicago is offering Quant Development & Quantitative Strategy Internships as part of the 10-week Akunacademy program. Interns will design and implement production trading code and analytics to directly impact trading decisions.

Applicants should have a strong Python background, OO programming experience, and exposure to linear algebra and statistics. You must graduate by August 2028 and maintain a 3.5+ GPA; U.S. work authorization is required from day one.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in a technical field with graduation by Aug 2028
• Strong Python programming background and OO design experience
• Exposure to linear algebra and introductory statistics
• U.S. work authorization on day one (including CPT/OPT for F-1) with GPA 3.5+ if applicable
• Experience in parallel programming is a plus

Responsibilities

• Design and develop production code for trading strategies (pricing models, execution logic, performance optimization)
• Analyze and incorporate market signals in trading systems
• Advance existing codebase and propose new solutions and improvements

Skills

Python programming

Object-oriented programming

Parallel programming

Linear algebra

Statistics

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in Engineering/CS/Math/Physics

GPA 3.5+

Job description

Akuna Capital in Chicago is offering Quant Development & Quantitative Strategy Internships as part of the 10-week Akunacademy program. Interns will design and implement production trading code and analytics to directly impact trading decisions.

Applicants should have a strong Python background, OO programming experience, and exposure to linear algebra and statistics. You must graduate by August 2028 and maintain a 3.5+ GPA; U.S. work authorization is required from day one.