Quant Dev & Strategy Intern: High-Impact Trading Solutions

Tradermath; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Akuna Capital offers a 10-week Akunacademy internship focused on Quant Development and Quantitative Strategy. Interns will work on production trading code, pricing models, and market signal analysis under guidance from researchers, traders and system engineers.

The successful candidate should have strong Python skills, experience with OOP, and a solid foundation in linear algebra and statistics. Applicants must graduate by August 2027 and be legally eligible to work in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in a technical field.
• GPA of 3.5 or above.
• Strong Python programming background.
• Experience in object-oriented programming.
• Exposure to linear algebra and statistics.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. on start date (including CPT/OPT/STEM).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop production code for trading strategies and pricing models.
• Analyze and incorporate market signals into trading systems.
• Advance the existing codebase with new solutions and improvements.

Skills

Python

OOP

Linear Algebra

Statistics

GPA 3.5+

US work authorization

Financial markets knowledge

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in technical field

Job description

Akuna Capital offers a 10-week Akunacademy internship focused on Quant Development and Quantitative Strategy. Interns will work on production trading code, pricing models, and market signal analysis under guidance from researchers, traders and system engineers.

The successful candidate should have strong Python skills, experience with OOP, and a solid foundation in linear algebra and statistics. Applicants must graduate by August 2027 and be legally eligible to work in the U.S.