2 weeks ago

Graduate Quantitative Developer

BlackEdge Capital

Chicago•Remote

📍 On-site

Category: EngineeringSubcategory: Other EngineeringType: Full-time


If you are looking to join a small, dynamic, growing firm in the financial technology sector, you have come to the right place. BlackEdge has built a strong foundation of success as an industry leading market maker in the treasury options space. Now we need talented people like you to build on that foundation by further improving and leveraging our existing success to expand into new markets.

What you'll do:

  • Development, delivery, and support of trading applications
  • Involvement in the entire project life-cycle including communication with quants and traders to gather requirements and provide real-time support
  • Acquisition of a working knowledge of financial markets and options market making
  • Collection, management, and analysis of large data sets
  • Collaborative development with other members of the technology and trading team

What we need:

  • Exceptional problem solving ability
  • Working knowledge in a low-level computer science realm: e.g. networking, operating systems, compilers, or computer graphics.
  • Understanding of design patterns and architectural best practices
  • Graduating in 2027 with a degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
  • Desire to work at the cutting edge of quantitative finance

A final note about our culture: we are pursuing excellence in trading. We want to be the best market makers in each product we trade and are relentless in our pursuit of incremental improvement. Every day is an opportunity to get a little bit better. Everyone here takes deep pride and ownership in what they do. The buck doesn't get passed along, it stops with you.

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BlackEdge Capital, a proprietary trading firm headquartered in Chicago, was established in 2009 by founders departing a well-regarded market-making company to implement their own market-making philosophy. The firm has grown swiftly and aims to be a top global liquidity provider, specializing in exchange-cleared instruments traded both on and off exchange floors. It focuses on exploiting market inefficiencies through advanced technology and strong risk management.

51 - 200 employees
Founded 2009
Chicago, Illinois, Illinois, US
Privately Held
Trading and Market-Making