Akuna Capital
Software Engineer - C++, Trading Strategies
Chicago, ILFrom $145kmidAdded 1 month ago
About this role
Akuna Capital seeks a Software Engineer to design and deploy high-performance, low-latency trading strategies using modern C++. Working closely with traders and researchers, you'll develop sophisticated software that processes vast data sets to capture market opportunities in options trading.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and deploy trading strategies using C++20 and modern technologies
- Collaborate with traders and researchers to create high-performance, low-latency systems
- Perform detailed technical work and architect high-level system designs
- Lead projects and contribute to team management across the trading strategies team
- Develop software using Agile methodologies and modern best practices
- Apply expertise in parallel programming, networking, and performance optimization
What they're looking for
- C++20 and advanced modern C++
- Parallel and multi-threaded programming
- Distributed systems and networking
- Data structures and algorithms
- Low-latency systems design
- Performance analysis and optimization
- Agile development practices
- Financial markets knowledge
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Akuna Capital
Akuna Capital is an options market-maker and trading firm that operates 24/7 across crypto and traditional markets globally. The company is hiring Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Security Engineers, and Data Engineers to build and maintain low-latency trading infrastructure, core trading systems, large-scale data pipelines, and secure technical infrastructure.
View all jobs at Akuna CapitalLikely interview questions
- Can you walk us through a recent project where you optimized C++ code for low latency performance? What techniques did you use?
- Describe your experience with multi-threaded and multi-core programming. How have you handled synchronization and concurrency challenges?