Software Engineer Intern - Python, Summer 2027
Akuna Capital3 months ago
Base Salary
$145k - $145k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement solutions to complex problems with software engineers and traders
- Work on the Post Trade Technology or Data Engineering team
- Build and contribute to high-performance systems processing and analyzing large volumes of trading and market data
- Develop work related to trading infrastructure, algorithms, exchange gateways, data capture, or data analysis
- Take full ownership of an assigned project and present the work and accomplishments at the end of the program
Requirements
- Pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. in a technical field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics, or an equivalent field
- Graduating by August 2028
- Major GPA of 3.5 or above
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. on the first day of employment, including F-1 students using OPT or STEM
- Strong programming skills in object-oriented Python development
- Demonstrated experience with distributed systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate with trading teams, gather requirements, find solutions, and implement clean, concise code
- Ability to create understandable and testable codebases
- Ability to respond quickly and accurately to changing market conditions and math or coding problems
- Passion for innovation and building systems from the ground up
- Ability to adapt, work independently, and demonstrate a self-starter attitude
Benefits
- 10-week summer Akunacademy internship program
- Training and continuous education are provided
- Opportunity to present project work and accomplishments at the end of the program
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment
About Akuna Capital
Akuna Capital is a proprietary trading firm and options market maker that builds low-latency systems and quantitative strategies to provide liquidity in futures and options markets. The firm trades solely with its own capital—no external clients or investors—and earns from market-making and arbitrage. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, it quotes across major Chicago-based exchanges and operates globally.