About Akuna:

Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions and automation. We specialise 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. At Akuna we have a flat structure, where the best idea wins.

Our Founding Partners, including Andrew Killion, 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 Shanghai, Sydney, Singapore and London.

What you’ll do as a Development Intern on the C++ Team at Akuna:

We are seeking Development Interns to join our innovative and growing technology team for our 10-week Akunacademy summer internship program. In this role you will work alongside our trading and software teams to design and implement elegant solutions to complex and interesting problems. 

Development Interns at Akuna have the opportunity to use cutting-edge technology while working on high performance/low latency systems.  We offer a team-based approach to trading and software engineering, believing that productive integration of the two groups is vital for success in this industry.  Akuna loves Development interns who are self-starters and have the ability to problem solve and think outside of the box. We value innovation and hard work, and want you to make an impact in the firm. Whether you are interested in trading infrastructure, algorithms, models, exchange gateways, performance engineering, hardware, data capture and analysis, or front-end user interfaces, there’s work to be done. If you are excited to jump in and make a difference, Akuna could be the place for you. 

The C++ teams work on applications where C++ is used for computational heavy-lifting and for applications that have timing-critical, low-latency processes such as trading strategies. C++ provides the flexibility and low-level control that our developers need to get maximum performance out of multi-core, super-scalar processors. No previous experience in finance or trading is required. Training and continuous education is provided for all engineers to ensure they have the skills and knowledge needed to be successful.        

Qualities that make great candidates:

• Pursuing a BS/MS/ PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics or related field
• Experience programming in C++
• Demonstrated experience with distributed systems
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate with the trading team, obtain requirements, find solutions and implement them in a clean and concise way
• Passion for innovation and building systems from the ground up
• Ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment
• Self-starter attitude with the ability to work independently
• Strong sense of ownership
• Must be graduated by June 2027
• Major GPA of 3.0 or above
• Willing to prepare and take English technical Interviews

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, including Akuna's CEO Andrew Killion, 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.

Akuna Software Technologies was our first international office and opened in the Fall of 2014. Our Shanghai office works with the latest hardware and software technologies to develop high performance low latency solutions that are robust and scalable, ensuring our strategies are as fast as possible for Akuna’s global trading operations.

What you’ll do as a C++ Developer at Akuna:

We are looking for motivated, self-starters to join the growing engineering team and contribute to the build-out of our proprietary options market-making trading platform. You will focus on analysis, design, implementation, and testing & delivery of Akuna’s trading system using the latest technologies. A pragmatic approach to technology solutions using the latest open source software will be required. The successful candidate will be given a unique level of exposure to an industry-leading team of options traders who participate fully in the design and on-going enhancements to our proprietary trading platform. In this role, you will:

• Design and build mission critical and 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
• Work on cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and solve complex problems

Qualities that make great candidates:

• 3+ years of experience developing performant, scalable applications in modern C++ (and at least 2 years with C++11, 14, 17 or 20, template metaprogramming a plus)
• Experience with Linux and Python required
• Understanding of distributed systems, data structures and algorithms
• Practical use of multi-threaded/multi-core programming paradigms
• Object-oriented design and programming experience
• A curiosity and demonstrated interest in C++14 and beyond
• Ability to take on projects and drive them through to completion
• Good English communication skills and comfortable with technical interviews in English
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or equivalent

About Akuna

Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions and automation. We specialise 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. At Akuna we have a flat structure, where the best idea wins.

Our Founding Partners, including Andrew Killion, 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 Shanghai, Sydney, Singapore and London.

What you’ll do as Junior Developer on the C++ Team at Akuna:

• Work on a range of high-performance and low-latency systems, ranging from exchange connectivity, trading algorithms, pricing, and automation.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues from within the technology team and other departments including quant and trading to identify and deliver high impact projects.
• Be responsible for the full software development life cycle from requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and post deployment reliability and performance.
• Contribute innovative ideas and solutions to the team.

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent technical field
• 0-2 years' experience, must be graduating by Jul 2026 or prior
• Familiarity with modern C++ development and best practices
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for building high quality software within a fast-moving environment
• Familiarity with data structures, algorithms, and lower-level performance optimisation
• Familiarity with multi-threaded and distributed systems
• Willing to communicate in English at the technical interviews.