Posted:
7/15/2024, 10:29:47 AM
Location(s):
Illinois, United States ⋅ Chicago, Illinois, United States
Experience Level(s):
Internship
Field(s):
Software Engineering
Pay:
$83/hr or $172,640 total comp
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 and London.
What you’ll do as a Performance Engineer Intern 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:
Qualities that make great candidates:
Please note: This year, candidates will only be considered for their top preference role due to the high volume of applications we receive. By submitting this application, you acknowledge that you will not be considered for other Tech and/or Quant roles at Akuna for this recruiting season.
**Resumes must be submitted in PDF format.
Website: https://akunacapital.com/
Headquarter Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Employee Count: 101-250
Year Founded: 2011