Platform Engineer
Job Description
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">About Akuna:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Akuna Capital </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">is an innovative</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">cutting-edge</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> technology, data driven solutions</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">,</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> 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</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">,</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">,</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> and mathematical models.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":false,"201341983":2,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":300,"335559740":350}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Our Founding Partners</span></span><em><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> </span></span></em><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">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 </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">operate</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> from </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">additional</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> offices in Sydney, Shanghai, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">London, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">and</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> Singapore</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":false,"201341983":2,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":300,"335559740":350}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What you’ll do as a Platform Engineer at Akuna:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276,"469777462":[9360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[4]}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">This is an exciting role where you will be given the opportunity to take ownership of projects and make them your own. At Akuna, we are constantly looking for ways to improve our efficiency as we continue to grow. As a Platform Engineer, you will work closely with our Trading, Development, Infrastructure, and Operations teams. You will design and implement cloud solutions, automate infrastructure as code, improve cloud governance and security, and monitor our hybrid-cloud environments. I</span><span data-contrast="auto">n this role, you will:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":330}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data