Software Engineer

About Akuna:  

Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation. We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market maker, meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully, we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models. 

Our Founding Partners first conceptualized Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. They opened the firm’s first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world – Chicago. Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, Singapore, and London. 

What you’ll do as a C# .NET Desktop Software Engineer Intern on the User Interface team at Akuna: 

Akuna is seeking a Software Engineer Intern to join the UI team for our 10-week Akunacademy summer internship program. You will work directly with Traders, Quants, and other Software Engineers to design, build, test, and maintain real-time trading applications. Each intern takes full ownership of their project, and at the end of the program, has the opportunity to present their work and accomplishments.  

Our applications are the primary way Akuna’s market-makers interact with the financial markets, and their performance allows us to confidently provide liquidity in times of volatility. In this role you will: 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop Windows desktop applications written in C# .NET and WinForms/WPF 

• Implement sound and robust unit and integration tests to ensure the quality of our software 

• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement technologies to maximize both user experience and development efficiency 

• Participate in Agile/Scrum development and shadow application support process 

 Requirements for this role: 

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. in a technical field – Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent 

• Graduating by August 2028 

• Major 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 OPT or STEM 

 Previous experience in finance or trading is not required. Many of our engineers joined Akuna with little-to-no prior knowledge of the markets, and we pride ourselves on our ability to onboard those new to the industry. Training and continuous education are provided for all engineers to ensure they can build the requisite technical and non-technical skillset for success.