Akuna Capital
Software Engineer (Entry-Level) - Python
About this role
Akuna Capital, a leading options market-making firm, seeks entry-level Python software engineers to develop high-performance trading systems and data infrastructure. You'll collaborate with traders and engineers on low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models across Post Trade Technology, Data Engineering, or Crypto teams.
What you'll do
- Design and implement elegant solutions for complex trading and financial problems using Python
- Build and optimize high-performance systems processing large volumes of trading and market data
- Collaborate with traders and software engineers to integrate technology with business needs
- Work on trading infrastructure, algorithms, exchange gateways, or data capture and analysis
- Contribute to cutting-edge technology development supporting options market-making operations
What they're looking for
- Python programming
- Data structures and algorithms
- High-performance systems design
- Problem-solving and creative thinking
- Software engineering fundamentals
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Financial systems understanding (preferred)
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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
- Tell us about a complex problem you solved using Python—what was your approach?
- How would you optimize a Python system handling large volumes of real-time market data?