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Quantitative Strategy Developer - New Grad
Job description
As a quantitative strategy developer, you'll work in a computationally intensive role that will allow you to use your strong technical skills to solve problems at the intersection of trading, quant and technology.
You will have the chance to work on challenging projects for our trading strategy development teams in spaces such as signal creation and detection, quantitative strategy analysis, and low latency C++ strategy development. Additionally, you’ll have the opportunity to work on the desk side by side with senior developers who understand the nuances of building complex trading strategies.
Through splitting your time between working on a trading desk and participating in education in a classroom setting, you will receive the best preparation possible for a career in quantitative strategy development.
We will begin the recruiting process for this role in August.
What we're looking for
- Graduating with a bachelor's or master's program in computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, or closely related STEM discipline
- Intention to graduate with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and begin full time employment August 2026.
- Strong software development skills in (Python and a compiled language)
- Exceptional quantitative, logical reasoning, and analytical skills
What's in it for you:
- Our non-hierarchical culture allows employees of every level to thrive and make impact. We are not your typical trading firm – the environment is casual, collaborative and we focus on continuous development.
- Fully stocked kitchens for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages
- A 40,000 square-foot state of the art fitness facility with brand-new equipment, multi-purpose courts, group exercise classes, and locker room spaces
- Discounts for dining, entertainment, shopping, travel, and attractions
- Social events including a poker tournament, dinners, and sporting events in Philadelphia
- On-site services such as a mailroom, barber, dry cleaning, and car maintenance
ABOUT SUSQUEHANNA:
Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm founded with a growth mindset and an analytical approach to decision making. As one of the largest proprietary trading firms in the world, Susquehanna benefits the financial markets by providing liquidity and ensuring competitive prices for buyers and sellers. Susquehanna brings together the brightest minds, the best technology, and an expansive library of data to design and implement quantitative trading strategies that make us leaders in the financial markets. Beyond trading, Susquehanna is active in global private equity, institutional brokerage, sports analytics, and structured capital.
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Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm founded by a group of friends who share a passion for game theory and probabilistic thinking. Our rigorous and analytical approach to decision making has led Susquehanna to become one of the largest and most successful proprietary trading firms in the world. In our offices around the globe, our employees are relentless problem solvers who collaborate to make optimal decisions. Susquehanna’s deep integration of trading, technology and quant research makes us experts in trading essentially all listed financial products and asset classes, with a focus on derivatives. We handle millions of trading transactions around the world every day as both a market maker and market taker. Our efforts provide liquidity and ensure competitive prices for buyers and sellers. While our presence in the market is broad, our trading desks are highly specialized to allow for a deep understanding of the unique drivers of each asset class.