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  • Akuna Capital’s 2026 Virtual Quant Trading Challenge

    Virtual

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Akuna Capital’s 2026 Virtual Quant Trading Challenge Virtual Quant Virtual Trading Challenge About Akuna: 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, London, and Singapore. What you'll do as a Virtual Quant Trading Challenge Participant: Are you quantitative, competitive, proficient with Python and looking to test your skills in a Quantitative Trading environment? Break into the Trading industry by participating in our latest simulation! Candidates will gain hands-on trading experience by writing their own market-making bots which will compete both against our models and one another on a simulated exchange. The most profitable submissions will win Akuna swag and expedited recruitment processes in our Quant full-time and internship roles in Chicago! The challenge will take about 5-8 hours to complete, and the competition will be open for 1 week (from August 17 th - August 21st). Qualities that make great candidates: - Able to dedicate 5-8

  • MLOps Engineer

    Sydney, NSW

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    MLOps Engineer Sydney, NSW About Akuna: Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions and automation. We specialise 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. At Akuna we have a flat structure, where the best idea wins. Our Founding Partners, including Andrew Killion, 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. What you'll do as a MLOps Engineer at Akuna: We are looking for an experienced MLOps Engineer to lead the direction of Akuna's machine learning infrastructure and help enable the success of machine learning initiatives across the firm. This role will work closely with teams across technology, quantitative research, and trading to support the full machine learning lifecycle: from research and experimentation through to deployment, monitoring, and ongoing improvement. You will help ensure current ML initiatives are successful while defining a clear roadmap toward scalable, reliable, and best-in-class ML infrastructure and practices. In this role, you will - Design, own and maintain the machine learning infrastructure, partnering with cross functional teams across the

  • Senior FPGA Engineer

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Senior FPGA Engineer Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London, and Singapore. What you'll do as a Senior FPGA Engineer at Akuna: We are looking for Senior FPGA Engineers to accelerate various portions of our trading platform . Members of the Hardware Development team will work with cutting-edge FPGA technology and high-performance computing architectures - owning projects end-to-end and making Akuna's systems faster and smarter. In this role, you will: - Own projects - driving project progress ion from inception , requirements, architecture, design entry, timing closure and verification - Partner closely with the Low Latenc y , Trading and other teams to foster and develop ideas that improve trading systems' performance and competitiveness - Develop and maintain RTL in Verilog / S ystemVerilog - Write and maintain verification environments - Design optimization for timing closure - Develop and maintain

  • Experienced Options Trader - SOFR

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Experienced Options Trader - SOFR Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London and Singapore. What you'll do as a SOFR Options Trader at Akuna: We are seeking an experienced electronic options trader to join our SOFR desk. This is a mid-to-senior level role with a clear path to full desk ownership for the right candidate. You will be responsible for making markets and managing risk across CME SOFR options while collaborating with our floor team to maximize profitability. You will work at the intersection of trading, technology, and quantitative research. Akuna's SOFR desk combines systematic pricing infrastructure with trader judgment - you'll be expected to manage your positions decisively while actively contributing to the automation and tooling that drives the desk's edge forward. This is a role for someone who takes genuine ownership, brings intellectual curiosity to every aspect of

  • Junior Quantitative Researcher - Prediction Markets

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Junior Quantitative Researcher - Prediction Markets Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London, and Singapore . What you'll do as a Junior Quantitative Researcher at Akuna: Akuna's Prediction Markets team is looking to add a Junior Quantitative Researcher focused on sports related contracts. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in developing Akuna's sports pricing capabilities, working closely with development and trading teams to refine and deploy these models alongside our strategies. This position offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on an exciting new desk at Akuna. The ideal candidate will possess strong programming and analytical skills, a creative mindset, and a passion for sports. In this role you will: - Design and develop data capture pipelines to enable the pricing of a variety of sports contracts (match outcomes, player props, in-game events) - Develop and calibrate

  • Quantitative Researcher - Prediction Markets

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Quantitative Researcher - Prediction Markets Chicago, IL 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, London, and Singapore . What you'll do as a Quantitative Researcher at Akuna: Akuna's Prediction Markets team is looking to add a Quantitative Researcher focused on sports related contracts. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in developing Akuna's sports pricing capabilities, working closely with development and trading teams to refine and deploy these models alongside our strategies. This position offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on an exciting new desk at Akuna. The ideal candidate will possess strong programming and analytical skills, a creative mindset, and a passion for sports. In this role you will: - Design and develop data capture pipelines to enable the pricing of a variety of sports contracts (match outcomes, player props, in-game events) - Develop and calibrate pricing models using historical data

  • Broker Trader - Equities/Index

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Broker Trader - Equities/Index Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London and Singapore. What you'll do as a Broker Trader at Akuna: We are seeking an experienced Broker Trader to join our SnP desk at Akuna Capital. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated individual interested in supporting our team expand coverage and compete in the marketplace. Candidates must possess working relationships inside of and strong familiarity with the options space. As a part of Akuna's team, you will make markets on options for brokers and banks through chat and voice platforms. Whether making a 'first show' market for an inter-dealer broker or executing against an order on the trading floor, the opportunities you identify in the marketplace will be immediately represented in the team's P&L. You will be entrenched in a collaborative and comprehensive team environment where you

  • Systems Engineer

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Systems Engineer Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London and Singapore. What you will do as a Systems Engineer at Akuna: We are looking for a versatile and driven Systems Engineer to join our Engineering team in building a best-in-class trading infrastructure. In this role, you'll tackle complex, large-scale technical challenges and play a key role in the architecture and design of low latency platforms, building automated deployments and tooling, and optimizing and maintaining of our high-performance global trading environment. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, proactive, and able to take ownership of projects and problems with minimal oversight. In this role, you will: - Analyze complex technical problems and collaborate on designing solutions for Akuna's global Infrastructure platform - Drive projects and solutions to completion in a fast-paced environment - Design, develop and maintain orchestration and configuration solutions -

  • Network Engineer III

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Network Engineer III Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London, and Singapore. What you'll do as a Network Engineer at Akuna: We are seeking a Network Engineer III to join Akuna's innovative and growing IT Infrastructure team. The ideal candidate is likely to have a strong background in low-latency IP networking and will play a key role in maintaining and optimizing our global trading infrastructure. This role requires both technical depth and independent decision-making - you will often serve as the sole network resource during core job hours, ensuring the stability and performance of our critical trading systems. Candidates must be self-motivated, demonstrate excellent multitasking skills, and should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art electronic trading environment. Candidates must posses an active CCNP certification and have the desire to one day achieve CCIE certification. In this role, you will:

  • Network Engineer I

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Network Engineer I Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London, and Singapore. What you'll do as a Network Engineer at Akuna: We are seeking a Network Engineer to join Akuna's innovative and growing IT Infrastructure team. The ideal candidate is likely to have received a college degree with a focus in network design, or equivalent experience. Candidates must be self-motivated, demonstrate excellent multitasking skills, and should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art electronic trading environment. In this role, you will: - Collaborate with our Trading, IT Infrastructure, and Development teams to configure and troubleshoot the network infrastructure - Provide day-to-day support of network and application environments, including port configuration and cabling - Provide evening and weekend support and maintenance, and travel to data centers as required - Work closely with other infrastructure engineers to evaluate current and new technology

  • Compensation & Benefits Coordinator

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Compensation & Benefits Coordinator Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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 , London, and Singapore . What you'll do as a Compensation & Benefits Coordinator at Akuna: Akuna is seeking an analytical and detail-oriented Compensation & Benefits Coordinator to assist in managing Akuna's benefits offerings and compensation. Well-qualified candidates will have a foundational understanding of benefits programs, payroll administration, and broader HR policies & processes. The ideal candidate will be collaborative and professional, demonstrating strong communication skills and exercising appropriate discretion in all duties. You will also proactively identify opportunities to improve processes and enhance employee experience. In this role, you will: - Provide ongoing support to the Compensation & Benefits Specialist and broader HR Team - Assist with the administration of US employee benefits and retirement programs, including enrollments, changes, and vendor coordination - Serve as a primary point of

  • Junior Compliance Analyst

    Chicago, Illinois

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Junior Compliance Analyst Chicago, Illinois About Akuna: 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, London, and Singapore. What you'll do as a Junior Compliance Analyst at Akuna: Akuna is looking for a Junior Compliance Analyst to join its team. This person will assist and support the Compliance team in ensuring Akuna meets its regulatory obligations. Well qualified candidates will have a general understanding of options and futures products, equities, and cryptocurrency, possess strong analytical skills, have a strong attention to detail, and willingness to engage and effectively communicate with the Trading team. In this role, you will: - Monitor surveillance systems daily to detect potential market manipulation, spoofing, wash trading, and other abusive trading practices - Conduct daily reviews of trading activity, alert escalations, and flagged patterns - Investigate suspicious trading behavior and prepare detailed investigative reports - Support regulatory examinations and audit requests -

  • Floor Trader- SPX

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Floor Trader- SPX Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London and Singapore. What you'll do as an SPX Floor Trader at Akuna: We are seeking a Floor Trader to join Akuna's Equity Indices team in the SPX pit on the CBOE floor. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated individual interested in supporting our team coverage and competing in the marketplace. Candidates must possess working relationships inside of and strong familiarity with the S&P500 complex of options. As a part of Akuna's SPX team, you will make markets on options for brokers using our proprietary pricing and execution software custom-designed for use on your trading tablet. Whether being first to make a market or removing liquidity on a resting order, the opportunities you identify and execute on in the marketplace will be immediately represented in the team's P&L. You

  • Experienced Options Trader

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Experienced Options Trader Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London and Singapore. What you'll do as an Options Trader at Akuna: We are seeking experienced Options Traders to join our dynamic team at Akuna Capital. The ideal candidate will be a motivated individual with a desire to make an immediate impact at a growing firm. Akuna gives all new Traders the opportunity to learn from the most successful members of our trading team and apply their previously gained knowledge and experience quickly. In this role, you will: - Profitably manage a derivatives portfolio and be responsible for dynamically managing risk to ensure portfolio is under prescribed risk limits - Work with our technology and quant teams to ensure existing algorithms are functioning properly - Analyze data to optimize parameters - Introduce improvements to our algorithms to best provide liquidity Qualities

  • Broker Trader

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Broker Trader Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London and Singapore. What you'll do as a Broker Trader at Akuna: We are seeking an experienced Broker Trader to join our growing team at Akuna Capital. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated individual interested in supporting our team expand coverage and compete in the marketplace. Candidates must possess working relationships inside of and strong familiarity with the options space. As a part of Akuna's team, you will make markets on options for brokers and banks through chat and voice platforms. Whether making a 'first show' market for an inter-dealer broker or executing against an order on the trading floor, the opportunities you identify in the marketplace will be immediately represented in the team's P&L. You will be entrenched in a collaborative and comprehensive team environment where you will have

  • Quantitative Researcher

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Quantitative Researcher Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London, and Singapore . What you'll do as a Quantitative Researcher at Akuna: Akuna's Trading and Research teams are seeking Quant Researchers to join a multidisciplinary group of mathematicians, statisticians, technologists and traders. These teams drive the development of trading strategies and predictive models by combining quantitative rigor with deep expertise in financial markets. We are looking for talented researchers who can apply and develop machine learning algorithms to contribute to Akuna's strategy portfolio. In this role, you will: - Develop trading strategies using statistical and machine learning algorithms - Drive improvements in predictive models through rigorous signal and feature research - Design and optimize machine learning workflows to support scalable, efficient, and reproducible research - Bring a results-driven mindset paired with strong collaboration and communication skills. Qualities that make great candidates:

  • Performance Engineer

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Performance Engineer Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London and Singapore. What you'll do as a Performance Engineer at Akuna: We are seeking to grow our Performance Engineering Team, which is focused on a rigorous and holistic approach to improving software, hardware, and strategy performance. This team is responsible for maintaining and increasing our competitiveness at the various exchanges Akuna does business with around the globe. As a member of this multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for investigating new opportunities for optimizations and bringing these ideas to fruition. This can be achieved through software optimizations, analysis of hardware, orchestration of physical installations, analysis of exchange specific protocols, or building tools for gauging Akuna's performance. In this role, you will: - Contribute to the design and implementation of our trading engine by increasing its performance with projects such as benchmarking

  • Software Engineer - Data Engineering

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Software Engineer - Data Engineering Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London and Singapore. What you'll do as a Software Engineer on the Data Engineering team at Akuna: We are a data-driven organization, leveraging our data as a key competitive advantage essential to our success. The Akuna Data Engineering team is composed of world-class talent responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the systems, applications, and infrastructure needed to collect, store, process, manage, and query Akuna's data assets. The Akuna Data Engineering team plays a crucial role in ensuring that trustworthy data is available, reliable, and accessible to support various data-driven initiatives within Akuna's Quant, Trading, and Business Operations business units. In this role, you will: - Work within a growing Data Engineering division supporting the strategic role of data at Akuna - Drive the ongoing design and expansion of our

  • Software Engineer - C++, Trading Strategies

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Software Engineer - C++, Trading Strategies Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London and Singapore. What you'll do as a Software Engineer on the Trading Strategies Team at Akuna: Akuna is looking for Software Engineers who are excited to apply their skills to low latency trading. Working directly with Traders and Researchers, you will focus on analysis, design, implementation, testing and delivery of Akuna's strategies to the market. Your goal is to develop software that incorporates vast amounts of data to drive sophisticated, ultra-fast strategies, capturing market opportunities before our competition. In this role, you will: - Lead in the design, implementation, and deployment of trading strategies using modern C++ technologies - Bring deep technical knowledge in areas such as parallel programming, trading systems, networking, and performance analysis - Be extremely hands-on, producing both detailed technical work and high-level architectural

  • Software Engineer - C++

    Chicago, IL

    unspecified Salary not disclosed

    Software Engineer - C++ Chicago, IL About Akuna: 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, London and Singapore. What you'll do as a Software Engineer at Akuna: Akuna is looking for motivated self-starters to join our growing engineering team and contribute to the build-out of our proprietary options market-making trading platform. You will focus on analysis, design, implementation, testing and delivery of Akuna's trading system using the latest technologies. Successful candidates will work closely with an industry-leading team of options Traders who participate fully in the design and ongoing enhancements to our proprietary trading platform . In this role, you will: - Design and build mission-critical and complex trading systems - Plan, design, and implement efficient, flexible, and resilient Linux services using modern C++ technologies - Build software using Agile methodologies - Participate in design sessions and code reviews - Work on cross-functional teams to