Quantitative Development & Strategy Intern, Summer 2027
Akuna CapitalAbout the Role
Akuna's Quant team creates trading strategies scientifically by combining quantitative expertise with sophisticated understanding of derivatives and financial markets. As a Quantitative Development & Strategy Intern, you will join the 10-week Akunacademy internship program and make a direct and measurable impact on trading decisions and performance. Your work will involve designing and developing production code for trading strategies, including pricing models, execution logic, and performance optimization alongside researchers, traders, and system engineers. You will analyze and incorporate market signals into trading systems and advance the existing codebase with 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 2028
- 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
- 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
- Resumes must be submitted in PDF format
What You'll Get
- $145k+ base salary