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Akuna Capital

Software Engineer Intern - Full Stack Web, Summer 2027

Chicago, ILFrom $145kinternshipinternAdded today

About this role

Join Akuna Capital's UI team as a Full Stack Web Software Engineer Intern for a 10-week summer program building real-time trading applications. You'll own a project from design through testing, collaborating with traders and engineers to create web applications used by market-makers in fast-paced financial markets.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop web applications using React, TypeScript, and Python in collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Write unit and integration tests to ensure software quality and reliability
  • Evaluate and implement new technologies to enhance user experience and development efficiency
  • Own a full project from conception through presentation at program completion
  • Work directly with traders and quantitative engineers on real-time trading systems
  • Maintain and improve applications critical to market-making operations

What they're looking for

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • Web application development
  • Unit and integration testing
  • Full-stack development
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Problem-solving

Benefits

  • 10-week structured internship program (Akunacademy)
  • Mentorship from experienced traders, quants, and engineers
  • Opportunity to present work and accomplishments
  • Exposure to high-frequency trading technology
  • Work on applications critical to financial operations
  • Located in Chicago, the options capital of the world
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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.

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Likely interview questions

  • Can you walk us through a full-stack web application you've built, describing both frontend and backend components?
  • How do you approach writing tests for React components, and what testing frameworks have you used?
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