About the position
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 as an options market-maker - meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully, we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies and mathematical models. Our Founding Partners first conceptualized Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. 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. We are seeking Software Engineer Interns to join our innovative and growing technology team for our 10-week Akunacademy summer internship program. In this role, you will work alongside our trading and software teams to design and implement elegant solutions to complex and interesting problems. Software Engineer Interns at Akuna have the opportunity to use cutting-edge technology while working on high performance/low latency systems. We offer a team-based approach to trading and technology, believing that productive integration of the two groups is vital for success in this industry. Akuna loves Software Engineer Interns who are self-starters and have the ability to problem solve and think outside of the box. We value innovation and hard work, and we want you to make an impact at the firm. Whether you are interested in trading infrastructure, algorithms, exchange gateways, performance engineering, hardware or data capture and analysis, or something else, there's engaging work to be done. If you are excited to jump in and make a difference, Akuna could be the place for you. The C++ teams work on applications where C++ is used for computational heavy-lifting and for applications that have timing-critical, low-latency processes such as trading strategies. C++ provides the flexibility and low-level control that our Software Engineers need to get maximum performance out of multi-core, super-scalar processors. No previous experience in finance or trading is required. Training and continuous education is provided for all Engineers to ensure they have the skills and knowledge needed to be successful.
Responsibilities
- Work alongside trading and software teams to design and implement solutions to complex problems.
- Use cutting-edge technology while working on high performance/low latency systems.
- Engage in trading infrastructure, algorithms, exchange gateways, performance engineering, hardware, or data capture and analysis.
Requirements
- Pursuing a BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics or related field.
- Experience programming in modern C++.
- Experience with distributed systems, parallel processing, networking, data structures and algorithms, and operating systems.
- Strong analytic and problem-solving skills.
- Exposure to scripting and rudimentary data mining and regression analysis, ideally in Python with Pandas and Numpy.
- Ability to communicate with the trading team, obtain requirements, find solutions and implement them.
- Ability to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing market conditions.
- Passion for innovation and building systems from the ground up.
- Ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment.
- Self-starter attitude with the ability to work independently.
- Strong sense of ownership.
- Must be graduating by August 2027 or prior.
- GPA of 3.5 or above.
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
Benefits
- Training and continuous education provided for all Engineers.
