Software Engineer C++
Akuna Capital is a proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making.
About Akuna Capital
Akuna Capital is a global proprietary trading firm headquartered in Chicago, with offices in London, Sydney, Shanghai, and Singapore. The firm provides liquidity as an options market maker across global financial markets, covering products including commodities, indexes, and cryptocurrencies. Akuna designs and develops its own low-latency trading systems, mathematical models, strategies, and infrastructure through its Technology, Trading, Quant, and Operations departments. It also offers an Options 101 course introducing industry fundamentals and options trading concepts.
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About the Role
You will analyze, design, implement, and deliver components of a core trading platform. You will build complex trading systems and Linux services with modern C++, apply Agile methodologies, participate in design sessions and code reviews, and troubleshoot complex problems across functional areas.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience developing high-performance scalable applications in modern C++
- Working knowledge of C++17 or C++20
- Strong experience with template metaprogramming is a plus
- Experience with Linux and Python
- Understanding of distributed systems data structures algorithms and object-oriented design
- Practical use of multithreaded and multicore programming paradigms
- Curiosity about the C++ language and modern CPU architecture is a plus
- Ability to take projects through to completion
- Familiarity with trading and trading systems is a plus but not required
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science Engineering Maths or an equivalent field
Responsibilities
- Design and build complex trading systems
- Plan, design, and implement high quality Linux services using modern C++ technologies
- Build software using Agile methodologies
- Participate in design sessions and code reviews
- Troubleshoot and solve complex problems on cross-functional teams