Radix Trading LLC ยท 1 day ago
Quantitative Technologist (C++ Intern - Summer 2026)
Chicago
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerRadix University is a research-driven trading firm looking for a C++ Quantitative Technologist Intern for Summer 2026. The intern will gain hands-on experience in live trading systems, research infrastructure, and alpha generation, utilizing modern C++ to develop and improve automated trading strategies and machine learning simulations.
FinanceProperty ManagementTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Gain experience working on live trading systems, research infrastructure, and alpha generation through technology innovation
Leverage cutting-edge software and hardware (mostly with modern C++) to push production level code daily
Evolve fully-automated strategies, alpha generation processes, live trading systems, and machine learning research and simulation infrastructure used to analyze petabytes of data
Work on intern projects that add real value to the firm while encouraging exploration and independent approaches to improve inefficiencies, propose iterations, and own significant processes during the internship
Qualification
Required
Persistent Drive to Improve - Do you have an innate desire to rise to the next level, even after great accomplishments?
Creative Problem Solving and Probabilistic Thinking - You must enjoy learning and implementing new concepts quickly, combining knowledge from different domains to create new ideas, and take a data-driven and probabilistic approach to testing and implementing new ideas
Team Mindset - We want people who understand 1+1 > 2 and are as committed to making the team better through sharing ideas as they are driven to improve their individual performance
Mental Flexibility & Self Awareness - You'll have to frequently adapt based on new data, results, and feedback on your ideas and performance
Orientation for Making Money - Although we value academic training, our work is not an academic exercise. We take a hacker's approach to testing ideas, dropping projects that consume time without high upside, and focusing our next efforts on what will create the most value for the firm
Software development skills to have or develop
Low-level computer languages like C or C++; awareness of strength in particular language and ability to solve more complex problems due to understanding nuances of the language
C++ is the language you will be using for your projects during your summer with us
Understanding of data structures, algorithmic complexities, and numerical algorithms
Systems Architecture - knowledge and experience with distributed systems and communication
Software Architecture - knowledge and experience working with a large code base
Development Processes - experience delivering and deploying software in production environments
Company
Radix Trading LLC
Radix Trading is a privately funded proprietary trading firm employing research-driven strategies on major electronic markets around the world.
Founded in 2014
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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