# Software Engineer, Early Career

[Aquatic Capital Management](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/aquatic-capital-management.md) · New York · United States · [Backend](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/backend.md)

Aquatic Capital Management is hiring a Software Engineer, Early Career in New York. Posted 2026-04-01; applications close 2026-05-31.

**Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/aquaticcapitalmanagement/jobs/8489226002

Posted 21d ago.

## Role details

## About Aquatic

Aquatic was founded to tackle some of the most complex challenges in global financial markets. We are driven by applying cutting-edge scientific research and technological innovation to deliver performance, with a spirit of curiosity and a relentless drive for excellence.

## Role & Location

We are actively recruiting software engineers in our Chicago or New York offices. You will collaborate with experienced researchers and technologists in the financial services industry to build systems critical to the firm’s success. As an Early Career engineer, you will rotate through 2 or 3 technology teams, focusing on building systems that directly contribute to the firm’s profitability. As your skills grow, you’ll have opportunities to dive deeper into the research technologies at the core of Aquatic’s business.

## Responsibilities

  
- Work one-on-one with senior engineers who will mentor you during each technology 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

  
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent
  
- Experience building software solutions in Python or C++. Strong 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
  
- Attention to detail
  
- Willingness to learn through direct mentoring
  
- Prefers working in a team toward common objectives
  
- Comfortable providing and receiving actionable feedback
  
- Motivated by an ambitious environment and driven colleagues

## Compensation

The base salary for this role is anticipated to be between $150,000 and $200,000, based on information at the time of posting. This position may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as a discretionary bonus, and benefits. Discretionary bonus can be a significant portion of total compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including skills, qualifications, and relevant experience.

## Benefits & Perks

  
- Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
  
- Competitive 401(k) plan
  
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance
  
- Wellness programs, casual dress, snacks, lunch, game room, team and company events
  
- Open environment to maximize learning and knowledge sharing
  
- Generous PTO, paid holidays, and competitive paid caregiver leave

Aquatic Capital

This role represents a unique opportunity to join a quantitative investment manager in its early growth stage. The firm’s culture is built on collaboration, meritocracy, ambition, and calm determination.

## Equal Opportunity

Aquatic is an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristics.

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Updated: 2026-04-22
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