Software Engineer - C++, Trading Strategies

<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">About Akuna:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":false,"201341983":2,"335559739":300,"335559740":350}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Our Founding Partners</span><em> </em><span data-contrast="none">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. <span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London and Singapore.</span></span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What you’ll do as a Software Engineer on the Trading Strategies Team at Akuna:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559685":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":330}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Akuna is looking for Software Engineers who are excited to apply their skills to low latency trading. Working directly with Traders and Researchers, you will focus on analysis, design, implementation, testing and delivery of Akuna’s strategies to the market. Your goal is to develop software that incorporates vast amounts of data to drive sophisticated, ultra-fast strategies, capturing market opportunities before our competition. In this role, you will:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":0}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead in the design, implementation, and deployment of trading strategies using modern C++ technologies</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Bring deep technical knowledge in areas such as parallel programming, trading systems, networking, and performance analysis</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Be extremely hands-on, producing both detailed technical work and high-level architectural designs</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Have leadership opportunities across both project and team management</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Build software using Agile methodologies and modern software best practices</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Work directly with Traders and Researchers to create and enhance high performance, low latency trading strategies</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Qualities that make great candidates:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":0}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">3+ years of experience developing performant, scalable applications in modern C++20 and beyond</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience de