Full-Time

Quantitative Technologist

Radix Trading

Radix Trading

51-200 employees

Research-focused trading firm using machine learning

No salary listed

Chicago, IL, USA + 1 more

More locations: New York, NY, USA

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Category
Quantitative Finance (1)
Required Skills
Machine Learning
C/C++

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Requirements
  • Proficiency in low-level computer languages such as C++ or C, with awareness of strength in particular language and ability to solve complex problems due to understanding nuances of the language
Responsibilities
  • Enhance live trading systems through technology innovation and production-level code development
  • Improve research infrastructure and alpha generation processes through technology innovation
  • Evolve fully-automated strategies, alpha generation processes, live trading systems, and machine learning research and simulation infrastructure used to analyze petabytes of data
Desired Qualifications
  • Persistent Drive to Improve
  • Creative Problem Solving and Probabilistic Thinking
  • Team Mindset
  • Mental Flexibility & Self Awareness
  • Orientation for Making Money
  • Awareness of data structures, algorithmic complexities, and numerical algorithms
  • Systems Architecture - knowledge and experience with distributed systems and communication
  • Software Architecture - knowledge and experience working with a large code base
  • Development Processes - experience delivering and deploying software in production environments

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

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