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Quant firm jobs in Chicago

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What is open in Chicago right now?

173 adverts are open at quant firms in Chicago, across research, trading, engineering, data and operations. The 48 most recently verified are listed below.

Recruiting Operations & Enablement Specialist

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Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-E90F0D

Talent and peopleBachelors

$100k – $160k

Indicative base band

High early interest expected

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Engineering Manager - Full-Stack Web

New today

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-D545B9

Other / businessMarket makingPhD

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

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Quantitative Researcher

New today

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-75A64F

Quant researchHigh-frequency tradingBachelors

$150k – $250k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

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Desktop Systems Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-665BE7

Software engineering

$85k – $125k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 3 days ago

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Finance | Senior Accounting Analyst, Digital Assets

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-FFA394

Finance and accountingSeniorOptions and volatilityBachelors

$155k – $250k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 3 days ago

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Senior Service Reliability Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-59ECD4

Other / businessSenior

$220k – $280k

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First seen 3 days ago

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Trading Systems Engineer - Global Options

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-0EC2A8

Software engineeringOptions and volatility

$175k – $225k

Advertised base

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First seen 4 days ago

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UP - Analytics/Middle Office - Quant Developer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-955517

Quant engineeringOptions and volatility

$150k – $200k

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First seen 7 days ago

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Product Control Quantitative Lead

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-A5CEE6

Other / businessLead / HeadOptions and volatility

$200k – $250k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 9 days ago

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Systems Engineer - Global Development Platform

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-063B12

Software engineeringBachelors

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 3 days ago

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Trader

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-72B6D4

TradingBachelors

$150k – $200k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 9 days ago

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Senior DevOps Engineer

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-898993

Other / businessSeniorMarket making

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 2 months ago

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Systems Support Engineer (UAT & Development)

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-1C8D12

Other / businessBachelors

$115k – $175k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 10 days ago

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Assistant Controller

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-A187E3

Finance and accountingMarket makingBachelors

$100k – $160k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 11 days ago

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Cloud Security Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-172CD6

Security engineeringBachelors

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 14 days ago

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HR Coordinator

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-73BD1A

Talent and peopleOptions and volatility

$100k – $160k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 17 days ago

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Kubernetes Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-086947

Other / business

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 17 days ago

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Data Center Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-D94DD4

Infrastructure operationsInternshipMarket making

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 18 days ago

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Junior Fixed Income Relative Value Trader

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-10505B

TradingGraduateMarket makingBachelors

$130k – $185k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 18 days ago

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Junior Data Center/Desktop Engineer

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-5B0F4D

Infrastructure operationsGraduate

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 21 days ago

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Operations Analyst – Mid Office

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-24E5D9

Finance and accountingBachelors

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 23 days ago

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Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-CE9DFD

Talent and people

$60k – $70k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 23 days ago

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Data Analyst - Business Intelligence

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-52F11D

Other / businessBachelors

$100k – $130k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 23 days ago

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Database Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-A4BA68

Other / businessInternshipMarket making

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 24 days ago

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Senior Offensive Security Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-A579D5

Security engineeringSenior

$175k – $275k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 24 days ago

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Quantitative Researcher - Delta One

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-711375

Quant researchOptions and volatility

$150k – $250k

Advertised base

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First seen 24 days ago

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Service Reliability Engineering Technical Lead

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-8C65A2

Other / businessLead / Head

$250k – $300k

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First seen 28 days ago

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Risk Manager - Active Trading

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-8DD798

Other / businessHigh-frequency tradingMasters

$120k – $160k

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First seen 28 days ago

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Events Planner

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-995ED7

Other / business

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 29 days ago

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Risk Developer

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-43A68A

Other / businessMarket making

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 29 days ago

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Software Engineer, Early Career

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-5C1346

Software engineeringMasters

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 2 months ago

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Risk Product Analyst

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-A1A00C

Other / businessOptions and volatility

$175k – $250k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 1 month ago

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AI Inference Platform Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-ECC2B4

Software engineering

$200k – $250k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 1 month ago

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Executive Assistant to the CEO

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-93B112

Workplace and operationsBachelors

$100k – $200k

Advertised base

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First seen 1 month ago

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Verification Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-63E9E4

Other / businessBachelors

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 1 month ago

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Legal Counsel

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-AB734A

LegalPhD

$100k – $160k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 1 month ago

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Hardware Machine Learning PhD Research Internship

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-B52C5D

Other / businessInternshipPhD

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 1 month ago

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Senior Software Engineer (Options)

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-BADCBE

Software engineeringSeniorOptions and volatilityBachelors

$175k – $250k

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First seen 1 month ago

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Corporate Actions Associate

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-62FBBA

Other / business

$110k – $150k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 1 month ago

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Team Lead, People Technology

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-47C586

Other / businessLead / Head

$140k – $180k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 1 month ago

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Data Analyst, Exploration

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-E4A411

Other / business

$100k – $120k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 1 month ago

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Senior Sourcing Lead - Global Storage & SaaS

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-233B76

Finance and accountingLead / Head

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 1 month ago

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Senior Sourcing Lead - Global Hardware

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-5741C5

Finance and accountingLead / HeadMasters

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 1 month ago

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Accounting Intern (Term-Time, Part-Time)

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-632144

Finance and accountingInternshipOptions and volatility

$70k – $100k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 1 month ago

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Data Analyst, Stewardship

Chicago, United States · Remote eligibleAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-FE1202

Other / businessOptions and volatility

$100k – $120k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 1 month ago

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Floor Trader

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-64F3C3

TradingOptions and volatilityBachelors

$160k – $235k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 1 month ago

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Senior Systems Engineer - Microsoft

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-F0AD48

Software engineeringSenior

$155k – $185k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 1 month ago

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Senior Database Engineer - Postgres

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-832A10

Other / businessSenior

$150k – $225k

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First seen 1 month ago

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Why work at a quant firm in Chicago?

Chicago's derivatives heritage produced the densest concentration of market makers and HFT firms anywhere. Demand is engineering-heavy: C++, low-latency systems, FPGA and kernel-level work are valued as highly as research in many firms.

The Chicago market reportEmployers, strategies and pay

What do quant roles pay in Chicago?

Pay varies more by function and seniority than by city. The salary pages model each function for Chicago with the basis they use; adverts that publish pay show it on the listing.

How do interviews work at Chicago quant firms?

Each firm runs its own loop. The guides below cover Citadel / Citadel Securities, Hudson River Trading and Jump Trading in Chicago, stage by stage.

Quant pay in Chicago

Modelled total compensation for the functions hiring here, in USD. KnowQuant applies a Chicago index of 0.97 to its New York reference bands, rounded to the nearest 5k. These are estimates, not offers.

Function	Entry level (modelled)	Most senior band (modelled)
Quant Researcher	$225k to $390k	$775k to $2.4m
Quant Trader	$195k to $390k	$875k to $2.9m
Quant Developer	$175k to $290k	$485k to $1.2m
Software Engineer	$170k to $280k	$435k to $920k

24 of the 48 adverts listed above publish an employer-stated salary, for example: Quantitative Researcher ($150k – $250k); Desktop Systems Engineer ($85k – $125k); Senior Service Reliability Engineer ($220k – $280k); Trading Systems Engineer - Global Options ($175k – $225k); UP - Analytics/Middle Office - Quant Developer ($150k – $200k).

Quant employers in Chicago and how they interview

Firms KnowQuant profiles with a Chicago office. Adverts are often anonymised, so this is office coverage, not a claim about who posted each listing.

Citadel / Citadel Securities
Multi-strategy platform · HQ Miami
Strategies: Multi-strategy, Market making, Equities. Hires for quant-researcher, quant-developer, quant-trader. Pay about 30% above market (modelled).
4-stage interview guide Firm profile
Hudson River Trading
Proprietary trading · HQ New York
Strategies: Automated market making, Statistical arbitrage, High-frequency trading. Hires for quant-researcher, quant-developer, hft-engineer. Pay about 22% above market (modelled).
3-stage interview guide Firm profile
Jump Trading
Proprietary trading · HQ Chicago
Strategies: High-frequency trading, Latency arbitrage, Crypto. Hires for hft-engineer, quant-researcher, quant-trader. Pay about 20% above market (modelled).
3-stage interview guide Firm profile
Optiver
Market maker · HQ Amsterdam
Strategies: Options market making, Volatility, Delta one. Hires for quant-trader, quant-developer, hft-engineer. Pay about 10% above market (modelled).
3-stage interview guide Firm profile
IMC Trading
Market maker · HQ Amsterdam
Strategies: Options market making, Equities, Systematic trading. Hires for quant-trader, quant-developer, hft-engineer. Pay about 5% above market (modelled).
3-stage interview guide Firm profile
DRW
Proprietary trading · HQ Chicago
Strategies: Options, Fixed income, Crypto. Hires for quant-trader, quant-researcher, hft-engineer. Pay about 12% above market (modelled).
3-stage interview guide Firm profile
Susquehanna (SIG)
Market maker · HQ Philadelphia
Strategies: Options market making, Volatility, Equities. Hires for quant-trader, quant-researcher, quant-developer. Pay about 8% above market (modelled).
3-stage interview guide Firm profile

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The Chicago market report

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Quant jobs in Chicago: common questions

How many quant jobs are open in Chicago?

173 adverts are open at quant firms KnowQuant tracks in Chicago. The count describes open adverts on employers' boards, not hiring plans.

Which quant roles are hiring in Chicago?

Open adverts currently include quant researchers, quant traders, quant developers and software engineers, alongside other technology and business roles at the same firms.

Which quant firms have offices in Chicago?

Firms KnowQuant covers here include Citadel / Citadel Securities, Hudson River Trading, Jump Trading, Optiver, IMC Trading and DRW.

What strategies do Chicago quant firms run?

Common strategies include high-frequency trading, market making, options and latency arbitrage.

Do Chicago quant firms sponsor visas?

The same US routes apply as in New York, and several Chicago firms run structured graduate programmes. Check the current official US guidance and confirm with the employer whether the role is sponsored.

Counts describe adverts open on the employers' own boards at the last verification, not hiring plans or headcount. Adverts that disappear from a board drop out of this page.

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