Software Engineer Intern - Full Stack Web, Summer 2027
Akuna CapitalBase Salary
$145k - $145k/yr
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop web applications using React, TypeScript, and Python.
- Implement unit and integration tests to ensure software quality.
- Evaluate and implement technologies to improve user experience and development efficiency.
- Participate in Agile/Scrum development and shadow the application support process.
- Take full ownership of an internship 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 or Engineering, or equivalent.
- 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.
- Understanding of JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, HTML, and CSS.
- Familiarity with Linux, a command-line shell, unit testing concepts and frameworks, and version control systems such as Git.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, teamwork, and independent-work abilities.
- Prior finance or trading experience is not required.
Benefits
- 10-week summer 2027 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, including F-1 students using OPT or STEM
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About Akuna Capital
Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on cutting-edge technology, data driven decisions and automation. Our core competency is providing liquidity as an options market-maker – meaning we provide 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 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, and London. We are the leading options market-maker to successfully enter the industry in recent years with sustainable growth. By providing more liquidity to the markets through rapid innovation, we have the advantage of youth in remaining nimble and agile in an ever-changing competitive landscape. Akuna has no clients or external investors, we trade only with the company’s capital. We have dozens of employee-shareholders and this number continues to grow. We are really proud of what we have accomplished since inception, but even more excited for all that lies ahead of us. We are still building, accessing new markets, trading new products, and creating new strategies, giving you the opportunity to be involved in shaping the future of Akuna. Indeed, the great majority of Akuna’s growth profile is ahead of us. Visit Us: A 360 Virtual Reality Experience: https://vr.akunacapital.com