Graduate Quantitative Developer

Graduate Quantitative DeveloperChicagoIf 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 applicationsInvolvement in the entire project life-cycle including communication with quants and traders to gather requirements and provide real-time supportAcquisition of a working knowledge of financial markets and options market makingCollection, management, and analysis of large data setsCollaborative development with other members of the technology and trading teamWhat We Need:Exceptional problem solving abilityWorking knowledge in a low-level computer science realm: e.g. networking, operating systems, compilers, or computer graphics.Understanding of design patterns and architectural best practicesGraduating in 2027 with a degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.Desire to work at the cutting edge of quantitative financeA 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.