Akuna Capital

Akuna Capital

Hardware Engineer Intern, Summer 2027

Chicago, IL · Intern · Internship

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 days ago
C++ReactFPGAVHDLVerilogElectrical EngineeringCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

  • About Akuna: Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation.
  • Each intern takes full ownership of their project, and at the end of the program, has the opportunity to present their work and accomplishments.

Responsibilities

  • You will join our FPGA Team and work alongside our experienced Hardware and C++ Software Engineers to design and implement elegant solutions to complex and interesting problems.
  • As an intern, you'll use cutting-edge technology to work on high performance, low latency systems, collaborating with team members to investigate and create automated trading algorithms.
  • Knowledge of digital logic circuit design, using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL
  • Can create an easily understood and testable design that can change as quickly as the market does
  • Passion for innovation and building systems from the ground up

Requirements

  • Pursuing a bachelor's, master's, or Ph.D. in Computer and Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment including F-1 students using CPT, OPT or STEM

Skills

  • They opened the firm's first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world - Chicago.
  • Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, Singapore and London.

Compensation

  • In accordance with the Illinois Equal Pay Act, the minimum annualized base salary starts at $145,000.

Company info

  • We are seeking Hardware Engineer Interns to join our innovative and growing technology team for our 10-week Akunacademy summer internship program.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment including F-1 students using CPT, OPT or STEM
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