Akuna Capital needs Software Engineers to work on high performance/low latency systems for trading strategies, requiring C++ for computational heavy-lifting and critical, low-latency processes.
Requirements
- Experience programming in modern C++
- Experience with several of the following – distributed systems, parallel processing, networking, data structures and algorithms and operating systems
- Exposure to scripting and rudimentary data mining and regression analysis, ideally in Python with Pandas and Numpy
Responsibilities
- design and implement our own low latency technologies
- design and implement our own trading strategies
- design and implement our own mathematical models
- work on applications where C++ is used for computational heavy-lifting
- work on applications that have critical, low-latency processes such as trading strategies
- get maximum performance out of multi-core, super-scalar processors
- obtain requirements, find solutions and implement them in a clean and concise way
Other
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics or related field completed upon employment
- Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate with the trading team
- The ability to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing market conditions
- 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 including F-1 students using OPT or STEM
