Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm that specializes in providing liquidity as an options market-maker. They are seeking a Software Engineer Intern to join their C++ team for a 10-week summer internship program.
Requirements
- Pursuing a BS/MS/ PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics or related field
- Experience programming in modern C++
- Experience with several of the following – distributed systems, parallel processing, networking, data structures and algorithms and operating systems
- Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
- Exposure to scripting and rudimentary data mining and regression analysis, ideally in Python with Pandas and Numpy
- 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
Benefits
- Internship program
- Training and continuous education
- Competitive compensation