Akuna Capital is seeking Software Engineer Interns to join their C++ Team to design and implement elegant solutions to complex and interesting problems, working on high performance/low latency systems and timing-critical, low-latency processes such as trading strategies.
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 elegant solutions to complex and interesting problems
- work alongside our trading and software teams
- use cutting-edge technology while working on high performance/low latency systems
- design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies and mathematical models
- work on applications where C++ is used for computational heavy-lifting
- work on applications that have timing-critical, low-latency processes such as trading strategies
- get maximum performance out of multi-core, super-scalar processors
Other
- Pursuing a BS/MS/ PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics or related field
- Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate with the trading team, obtain requirements, find solutions and implement them in a clean and concise way
- The ability to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing market conditions, including the ability to quickly and accurately respond to novel and unexpected problems
- 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 on the first day of employment including F-1 students using CPT, OPT, or STEM
- Resumes must be submitted in PDF format.
