Summer 2026

Quantitative Technologist Intern

Updated on 9/3/2026

Radix Trading

Radix Trading

51-200 employees

Research-focused trading firm using machine learning

No salary listed

Chicago, IL, USA

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Category
Quantitative Finance (1)
Required Skills
Distributed Systems
Data Structures & Algorithms
Machine Learning
C/C++

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Requirements
  • Ability to work with low-level computer languages such as C or C++, with C++ used for internship projects.
  • Understanding of data structures, algorithmic complexities, and numerical algorithms.
  • Knowledge and experience with distributed systems and communication as part of systems architecture.
  • Knowledge and experience working with a large code base as part of software architecture.
  • Experience delivering and deploying software in production environments.
Responsibilities
  • Work on live trading systems, research infrastructure, and alpha generation through technology innovation.
  • Build and improve production-level software, automated strategies, alpha-generation processes, live trading systems, and machine-learning research and simulation infrastructure.
  • Explore and independently propose improvements, iterations, and process enhancements during the internship.
Desired Qualifications
  • Persistent drive to improve.
  • Creative problem solving and probabilistic thinking, including learning and implementing new concepts quickly and using data-driven and probabilistic approaches to test ideas.
  • Team-oriented approach involving sharing ideas and improving team performance.
  • Mental flexibility and self-awareness, including adapting to new data, results, feedback, and performance outcomes.
  • Commercial orientation toward testing ideas, discontinuing low-upside projects, and focusing efforts on high-value outcomes.

Radix Trading is a research-driven trading firm that uses machine learning and statistical methods to develop and monetize trading strategies. It operates in major electronic markets across North America, Europe, and Asia, supported by a proprietary automated research platform and continuously evolving strategies. The firm distinguishes itself by private funding with no outside investors, an open culture that favors rapid idea execution, and a team of interdisciplinary academics and technologists focused on longer-horizon, statistically driven opportunities rather than traditional high-frequency trading. Its goal is to generate returns by deploying advanced, independently developed trading strategies that stay ahead of the competition in electronic markets.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • 2026 FIA member profile validates Radix’s active liquidity provision across derivatives markets.
  • January 2026 Amsterdam quantitative-research hiring shows continued expansion and persistent demand.
  • Radix’s open research platform and machine-learning focus support rapid strategy turnover.

What critics are saying

  • Seenu v. Radix Trading survived appeal; wage and bonus disputes remain reputationally toxic.
  • Radix’s Binance identification keeps CFTC scrutiny alive and invites future market-access probes.
  • A small, secretive partnership model creates key-person risk; losing elite quants breaks edge.

What makes Radix Trading unique

  • Radix’s 2026 job posts emphasize academia-heavy hiring and open, collaborative iteration.
  • It trades across Chicago, New York, Amsterdam, and major electronic markets worldwide.
  • Privately funded, Radix avoids outside investors and keeps strategy control internal.

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Benefits

Performance Bonus