Software Engineer - Python, Business Operations
Akuna Capital30 days ago
Base Salary
$145k - $145k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead development of the FP&A Cost Attribution Project.
- Develop and maintain a bitemporal PostgreSQL database for traceable, increasingly granular cost allocation.
- Build and maintain integrations with Jira, NetSuite, Device42, Bitbucket, and other data sources.
- Support the project through its Q1 2027 deployment, including schema documentation, handoff materials, and production maintenance.
- Lead engineering work supporting Procurement, Finance, and HR operations.
- Rebuild quote order management systems for the Procurement team.
- Build data pipelines, automate reports, and integrate systems as operational needs arise.
- Prioritize and deliver development work across business functions in coordination with the Director of Operations.
- Identify and implement native AI features in tools used by Procurement, Finance, HR, Compliance, and Risk.
- Build custom integrations using APIs, MCP, or comparable protocols to connect LLMs with internal systems and workflows.
- Evaluate manual processes and implement AI-assisted or automated alternatives.
- Work with Security to maintain security and data-handling controls for AI and vendor-system integrations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3–5 years of professional software development experience and demonstrated ability to work as a sole or lead developer on cross-functional projects.
- Strong proficiency in a backend language used for data integration and automation, such as Python.
- Strong SQL skills and relational database design experience; PostgreSQL experience is preferred.
- Experience building and consuming REST APIs, including authentication, error handling, and data transformation.
- Experience integrating systems such as Jira/JSM, NetSuite, Bitbucket/Git, and Device42 or transferable equivalents.
- Hands-on experience integrating Anthropic, OpenAI, or other LLM/AI APIs into applications or workflows.
- Version control proficiency with Git and experience working in a Bitbucket-based environment.
- Clear communication of technical concepts and tradeoffs to Finance, Procurement, and HR stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and operate with minimal technical oversight.
- Prior experience in financial services, trading, or another data- and compliance-sensitive industry.
- Experience with cost allocation, chargeback, or FinOps-style frameworks.
- Experience building internal tools or dashboards for non-technical business users.
- Exposure to procurement or vendor management systems.
- Ability to respond quickly and accurately to changing market conditions and solve math and coding problems.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package may include employer-paid medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, and paid time off.
- Eligible for a discretionary performance bonus.
- The role supports a Q1 2027 deployment target for the cost-attribution project.
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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.