Akuna Capital

Akuna Capital

Software Engineer (Entry-Level) - C++

Chicago, IL · Junior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 days ago
PythonC++Distributed SystemsData StructuresAlgorithmsCollaboration

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.
  • We specialize in providing liquidity on a variety of exchanges across various asset classes, primarily as an options market maker.
  • Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices around the world: Sydney, Shanghai, Singapore, and London.

Requirements

  • Familiarity with standard debugging tools (e.g. GDB, Valgrind, address sanitizer)

Nice to have

  • Pursuing a bachelor's, master's, or Ph.D. in a technical field (computer science/engineering, math, physics, or equivalent)
  • Graduating by August 2027
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. as of the first day of employment, including F-1 students using OPT or STEM
  • Experience programming in modern C++ (C++20 or later
  • C++23 preferred)
  • Experience with several of the following
  • Distributed systems
  • Parallel processing

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.

Visa & Work Authorization

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

This listing is sourced directly from Akuna Capital's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.