Akuna Capital is looking for Quantitative Development & Quantitative Strategy Interns to join their Akunacademy internship program to make a direct and measurable impact on their trading decisions and performance by designing and implementing low latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.
Requirements
- Strong Python programming background
- Experience in object-oriented programming
- Exposure to linear algebra and introductory statistics
- Experience with generic and/or parallel programming
- Deeper understanding of any of the following fields: Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods, Statistics, Optimization, Signal Processing, Computer Architecture, Machine Learning, Heterogeneous/High Performance computing
- Exposure to financial markets and trading
Responsibilities
- Design and develop production code of trading strategies: pricing models, execution logic and performance optimization along with researchers, traders and system engineers
- Analyze and incorporate market signals in our trading systems
- Advance existing codebase and propose new solutions and improvements
Other
- Pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD in a technical field – Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics (or related subject)
- Desire and ability to learn the intricacies of financial markets
- Must graduate by August 2027
- GPA of 3.5 or above
- 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
