Software Engineer, Early Career

Aquatic was founded with a shared passion for tackling some of the most complex challenges in one of the worlds most competitive arenasglobal financial markets. From the very beginning we have been driven by a deep commitment to applying cutting-edge scientific research and technological innovation to deliver unparalleled performance. Our journey is one of continuous growth and exploration marked by a spirit of curiosity and relentless drive for excellence.

At Aquatic we are actively recruiting for software engineers in our Chicago or New York offices. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the best and most experienced researchers and technologists in the financial services industry to build systems that are critical to the success of our company.

Aquatic is a place where individual contributions have significant impact. As an Early Career engineer you will rotate through 2 or 3 different technology teams where your day-to-day will be focused on building systems that directly contribute to the profitability of the firm. As your skills and experience grow youll have opportunities to dive deeper into the research technologies at the core of Aquatics business.

Responsibilities:

• Work 1-on-1 with senior engineers who will mentor and guide you in each tech rotation
• Apply hands-on software development using Python or C
• Learn software design and testing techniques such as Refactoring and Test Driven Development

Required Experience:

• A bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or equivalent
• A history of building software solutions in Python or C. Stronger candidates will have knowledge of:
• Event-driven architectures
• Distributed systems
• Strong quantitative skills preferred
• No more than 3 years of professional (post-education) experience

Desired Qualities:

• Strong bias for action
• Enthusiasm for detail
• Eager to learn through direct mentoring
• Prefers working in a team towards common objectives
• Comfortable providing and receiving actionable feedback
• Motivated by an ambitious environment and driven colleagues

Benefits:

• Benefits: For full-time employees fully paid medical dental and vision for employees and dependents competitive 401k plan employer-paid life & disability insurance
• Perks: Wellness programs casual dress snacks lunch game room team and company events
• Development: Open environment to maximize learning and knowledge sharing
• Time: Generous PTO paid holidays competitive paid caregiver leaves

Aquatic Capital

This role represents a unique opportunity to join a quantitative investment manager in its early stage of growth. The firms culture will be shaped by collaboration meritocracy ambition and calm determination.

Aquatic is a proud equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity/expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.