Software Engineer (Entry-Level) - C++

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.

Responsibilities

• Use cutting-edge technology while working on high performance/low latency systems.
• Engage in a team-based approach to trading and software engineering.
• Problem solve and think outside of the box.
• Work on applications where C++ is used for computational heavy-lifting and critical low-latency processes.
• Participate in training and continuous education to ensure skills and knowledge are up to date.

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics or related field completed upon employment.
• 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 in a clean and concise way.
• 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 August 2026 or prior.
• GPA of 3.5 or above.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment.

Benefits

• Discretionary performance bonus.
• Continuous education and training.