Akuna Capital

Akuna Capital

Software Engineer - C++, Trading Strategies

Chicago, IL · Mid · Internship

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 58 days ago
C++ReactDistributed SystemsData StructuresAlgorithmsAgileLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

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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 want everyone to feel empowered to apply.

Responsibilities

  • Working directly with Traders and Researchers, you will focus on analysis, design, implementation, testing and delivery of Akuna's strategies to the market.
  • Your goal is to develop software that incorporates vast amounts of data to drive sophisticated, ultra-fast strategies, capturing market opportunities before our competition.
  • Lead in the design, implementation, and deployment of trading strategies using modern C++ technologies
  • Be extremely hands-on, producing both detailed technical work and high-level architectural designs
  • Build software using Agile methodologies and modern software best practices
  • Work directly with Traders and Researchers to create and enhance high performance, low latency trading strategies
  • Experience developing trading strategies and/or a demonstrated passion for financial markets
  • Experience using data to drive decision-making

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience developing performant, scalable applications in modern C++20 and beyond
  • Significant experience with distributed systems, data structures, and algorithms
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or equivalent

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, London and Singapore.

Compensation

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

Company info

  • We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market maker - meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell.
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