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Graduate Quantitative Developer

BlackEdge Capital · Chicago · United States

Software Engineer

Posted: 7/24/2026 · On the employer's job feed since 10/11/2026

The advert

Quoted in full from BlackEdge Capital's job posting. Gavroche does not edit it.

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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