C++ Software Engineer at Akuna Capital | Chicago, IL

About Akuna Capital:Akuna Capital is a forward-thinking trading firm that prioritizes collaboration, cutting-edge technology, and data-driven solutions. We excel as an options market-maker, committed to delivering competitive quotes for buying and selling. To achieve this, we develop and implement our own low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and mat…

About Akuna Capital:Akuna Capital is a forward-thinking trading firm that emphasizes collaboration, advanced technology, and data-driven solutions. As a premier options market maker, we are dedicated to providing competitive quotes and liquidity. Our commitment to success is backed by the development and implementation of our proprietary low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.Founded by our Partners in Sydney, we established our first office in 2011 in Chicago, the heart of the derivatives industry. Today, we proudly operate additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.Your Role as a Project Manager:As a Project Manager at Akuna, you will oversee multiple projects concurrently, steering timelines and motivating teams to achieve successful project execution. You will dive deep into project details and hold team members accountable for their commitments and deadlines. A technical background or the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams is crucial for understanding project mechanics. In this role, you will:

About Akuna: Akuna Capital is a pioneering trading firm dedicated to fostering collaboration and leveraging cutting-edge technology to deliver data-driven solutions and automation. As a leading options market-maker, we pride ourselves on providing competitive quotes for both buying and selling. To achieve this, we develop and implement our own low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models. Founded by a group of partners in Sydney, Akuna established its first office in Chicago in 2011, strategically located in the heart of the derivatives industry and options capital of the world. Today, we proudly operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore. What You’ll Do as a Quantitative Researcher at Akuna: Join our dynamic Trading and Research teams as a Quantitative Researcher, where you'll collaborate with a multidisciplinary group of mathematicians, statisticians, technologists, and traders. Together, we drive the development of innovative trading strategies and predictive models, blending quantitative rigor with an in-depth understanding of financial markets. Your analytical expertise will significantly contribute to our mission of enhancing trading performance and market efficiency.

About Akuna Capital:Akuna Capital stands at the forefront of trading innovation, emphasizing collaboration, advanced technology, data-driven solutions, and automation. Our primary focus is as an options market-maker, dedicated to offering competitive quotes for buying and selling. To achieve this, we engineer and implement our proprietary low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.Founded by visionary partners in Sydney, Akuna made its mark by establishing its first office in Chicago in 2011, strategically located in the epicenter of the derivatives and options market. Our global footprint has expanded to include additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.Your Role as a Quantitative Strategist:We are seeking talented Quantitative Strategists to join our dynamic Quantitative Trading and Research team, a collective of mathematicians, statisticians, and technologists. The ideal candidate will significantly contribute to the development and refinement of our trading strategies by harnessing quantitative expertise and a profound understanding of financial markets. This role presents a unique opportunity to influence our trading decisions and overall performance directly. We are looking for individuals with robust programming skills, a creative approach to problem-solving, and an enthusiasm for the complexities of financial markets.

About Akuna Capital:Akuna Capital is a forward-thinking trading firm that champions collaboration and leverages state-of-the-art technology, data-driven strategies, and automation. As an options market-maker, we pride ourselves on delivering competitive quotes and liquidity. Our success stems from our dedication to developing and implementing proprietary low-latency technologies, advanced trading strategies, and mathematical models.Founded by our visionary partners in Sydney, Akuna opened its first office in Chicago in 2011, strategically positioned in the heart of the derivatives industry. Today, we are proud to extend our global footprint with offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.Role Overview:We are on the lookout for an experienced Broker Trader to enhance our dynamic team at Akuna Capital. The ideal candidate will be a highly driven professional eager to help us broaden our market reach and thrive in a competitive landscape. Strong networking skills and familiarity with the options market are essential.In this role, you will actively make markets on options for brokers and banks using chat and voice platforms. Whether it’s providing initial quotes for inter-dealer brokers or executing orders on the trading floor, your identified opportunities will directly impact the team's P&L. You will work in a collaborative environment, gaining insights and knowledge from some of our seasoned traders while contributing your experience from day one.

About Akuna Capital:Akuna Capital is a forward-thinking trading firm that emphasizes teamwork, advanced technology, data-driven solutions, and automation. As a premier options market-maker, we are dedicated to delivering competitive quotes for buying and selling. Our success hinges on the design and implementation of our proprietary low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.Founded by our partners in Sydney, Akuna opened its first office in Chicago in 2011, strategically located in the heart of the derivatives market. Today, we proudly operate additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.Your Role as a Network Engineer III:We are on the lookout for a skilled Network Engineer III to join our dynamic IT Infrastructure team at Akuna. The ideal candidate will possess a robust background in low-latency IP networking and will be pivotal in maintaining and enhancing our global trading infrastructure. This position demands both technical expertise and independent decision-making, as you will often be the primary network resource during critical hours, ensuring the stability and efficiency of our trading systems. Self-motivation, excellent multitasking abilities, and comfort working in a high-speed electronic trading environment are essential. Candidates should hold an active CCNP certification and aspire to achieve CCIE certification in the future.

About Akuna:Akuna Capital is a leading trading firm that thrives on innovation, collaboration, and advanced technology. We are dedicated to providing liquidity in the options market, which involves creating competitive buy and sell quotes. Our success stems from designing and implementing proprietary low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.Founded by our visionary partners in Sydney, we launched our first office in 2011 in Chicago, the hub of the derivatives industry. Today, we proudly operate additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.Your Role as an Options Trader:We are on the lookout for seasoned Options Traders to join our vibrant team at Akuna Capital. If you are a driven individual eager to make a significant impact in a growing organization, we want to hear from you. At Akuna, new Traders will have the chance to learn from our most successful trading experts and quickly apply their knowledge and experience.Effectively manage a derivatives portfolio while dynamically monitoring risk to ensure compliance with prescribed limits.Develop and execute trading strategies in a fast-paced environment.Collaborate with team members to enhance trading methodologies and generate profitable outcomes.

About Akuna Capital:Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm based in Chicago, dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge technology and data-driven solutions in the financial markets. As a leading options market-maker, we pride ourselves on providing competitive quotes and exceptional liquidity. Our success is rooted in our ability to design and implement low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and sophisticated mathematical models.Founded in Sydney, our partners established Akuna Capital in 2011, and we have since expanded our operations to key financial hubs worldwide, including offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.Role Overview:We are seeking a motivated Junior Compliance Analyst to join our Compliance team. In this role, you will assist in ensuring that Akuna meets all regulatory obligations. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of options, futures products, equities, and cryptocurrency. You should possess strong analytical skills, meticulous attention to detail, and effective communication abilities to collaborate with our Trading team.

About Akuna Capital:Akuna Capital is a forward-thinking trading firm dedicated to collaboration, innovative technology, data-driven solutions, and automation. As a prominent options market-maker, we pride ourselves on providing competitive quotes for both buying and selling. Our success lies in designing and implementing our own low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.Founded by our partners in Sydney, Akuna opened its first office in Chicago in 2011, the heart of the derivatives industry and the global options capital. We have since expanded, proudly operating offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.Your Role as a Senior Systems Engineer:We are in search of a talented and driven Senior Systems Engineer to join our Engineering team, tasked with building a state-of-the-art trading infrastructure. You will face intricate, large-scale technical challenges and be instrumental in the architecture and design of low-latency platforms, automated deployments, and tooling, while optimizing and maintaining our high-performance global trading environment. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, proactive, and capable of taking ownership of projects with minimal supervision.

About Akuna Capital:Akuna Capital is a forward-thinking trading firm dedicated to fostering teamwork, harnessing advanced technology, and leveraging data-driven solutions and automation. We excel in providing liquidity as a prominent options market-maker, committed to delivering competitive quotes for buying and selling. Our success is driven by the innovative design and implementation of our proprietary low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and sophisticated mathematical models.Founded in Sydney by our visionary partners, Akuna established its first office in 2011 in Chicago, the epicenter of the derivatives industry and the global options capital. Today, we proudly operate additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.Your Role as an SPX Floor Trader:We are looking for a motivated Floor Trader to join Akuna’s Equity Indices team in the SPX pit at the CBOE. The ideal candidate will be passionate about supporting team initiatives and thriving in a competitive marketplace. Strong connections and in-depth knowledge of the S&P 500 options complex are essential.As part of our SPX team, you will actively make markets on options for brokers using our proprietary pricing and execution software, expertly designed for your trading tablet. You will have the chance to identify and capitalize on market opportunities, directly impacting the team’s P&L. This role offers a collaborative environment where you will learn from our seasoned traders, ensuring that your prior experience adds value from day one.

Join IMC, a leading technology-driven trading firm, as a talented C++ Software Engineer in our vibrant Chicago office. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing and crafting software solutions tailored to the unique hardware requirements of our global trading systems, with an emphasis on enhancing performance. Our innovative and fast-paced tech environment encourages teamwork and rapid iterations across international teams. You will identify new opportunities, tackle challenges, and contribute to groundbreaking technologies, making software development both exciting and rewarding, even amidst increasing complexity.

About Akuna Capital:Akuna Capital is a forward-thinking trading firm dedicated to collaboration, innovative technologies, data-driven solutions, and automation. We excel as an options market-maker, committed to providing competitive quotes for buying and selling. To achieve this, we develop and implement our own low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.Founded by our partners in Sydney, we established our first office in 2011 in Chicago, the heart of the derivatives industry and options capital worldwide. Today, Akuna proudly operates additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.Your Role as a Software Engineer in Data Engineering at Akuna:As a data-centric organization, we leverage our data as a critical competitive asset. The Akuna Data Engineering team comprises world-class professionals responsible for designing, building, and maintaining systems, applications, and infrastructure necessary for collecting, storing, processing, managing, and querying our data assets. This team plays a vital role in ensuring trustworthy data is accessible and reliable to support various initiatives within Akuna’s Quant, Trading, and Business Operations units.Key Responsibilities:Contribute to the growth of our Data Engineering division, supporting the strategic importance of data at Akuna.Lead the design and enhancement of our data platform across diverse data sources, facilitating multiple streaming, operational, and research workflows.Collaborate closely with Trading, Quant, Technology, and Business Operations teams to identify data production and consumption processes, and define impactful projects.Develop and deploy batch and streaming pipelines to collect and transform our expanding Big Data set within a hybrid cloud architecture, utilizing Kubernetes/EKS, Kafka/MSK, and Databricks/Spark.Mentor junior engineers on software and data engineering best practices.Create clean, well-tested, and well-documented code to support mission-critical applications.Implement automated data validation test suites to ensure data is processed and published according to established Service Level Agreements (SLAs) regarding data quality.

Join IMC Markets as a C++ Software Engineer!At IMC Markets, we are at the forefront of trading technology, and we are looking for talented C++ Software Engineers to join our dynamic team in Chicago, IL and Brooklyn, NY. As a key contributor, you will help shape the future of our trading systems.Your Core Responsibilities:Develop and integrate software features for our cutting-edge trading systems (25%).Independently design software solutions and make critical architectural decisions (10%).Debug and resolve software issues within our trading systems (5%).Conduct root cause analysis on complex multi-component issues and implement preventative measures (5%).Maintain code quality and reliability through robust automated testing (10%).Contribute to the automated testing framework and oversee vital components of the trading systems to ensure reliability and scalability (5%).Engage in code reviews to uphold coding standards (10%).Monitor system performance and trading operations (5%).Collaborate with traders and cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver effective solutions (10%).Participate in project planning and help assess task complexity while managing technical debt (5%).Mentor junior developers and interns, guiding them through our systems and best practices (10%).Partial telecommuting is permitted. We have multiple positions available (Requisition Number: 4461662101).

About Akuna:Akuna Capital is a forward-thinking trading firm dedicated to collaboration, cutting-edge technology, and data-driven solutions. As a leading options market maker, we pride ourselves on providing competitive quotes for buying and selling. Our success is driven by our commitment to developing and implementing proprietary low-latency technologies, innovative trading strategies, and sophisticated mathematical models.Founded by our partners in Sydney, Australia, Akuna established its first office in 2011 in Chicago, the heart of the derivatives industry and options trading. Today, we are excited to expand our presence with additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.What You Will Experience as a Tech Sneak Peek Week Participant:At Akuna Capital, we recognize that innovation thrives on inclusion. We are proud to offer a week-long immersive seminar this August, focusing on software engineering and advanced technology aimed at empowering women and other underrepresented groups in the tech industry.

Join Akuna Capital as a Performance Engineer:At Akuna Capital, we pride ourselves on being a forward-thinking trading firm that emphasizes collaboration, cutting-edge technology, and data-driven solutions. As an options market-maker, our mission is to provide competitive quotes for buying and selling, which is supported by our commitment to designing and implementing innovative low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.Founded by our visionary partners in Sydney, we established our first office in 2011 in Chicago, the heart of the derivatives industry. Today, we are proud to have expanded our presence with additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.Your Role: As a key member of our Performance Engineering Team, you will adopt a holistic and rigorous approach to enhance software, hardware, and strategy performance. This includes increasing our competitiveness across global exchanges. Your responsibilities will include identifying optimization opportunities and executing improvements through software enhancements, hardware analysis, and performance benchmarking.

Position OverviewJoin the Compiler Team within ColdQuanta’s Quantum Software division as a Quantum Software Engineer. In this dynamic role, you will design, develop, and maintain cutting-edge quantum compilation software while engaging in co-design initiatives across the complete quantum stack, including applications, algorithms, hardware, and control systems. This position combines hands-on programming, code reviewing, and system architecture with innovative research and development. We welcome applications from both entry-level and seasoned professionals.Key ResponsibilitiesEngage in research and development focused on groundbreaking advancements in quantum technology, particularly in quantum compilation, as outlined in research paper and research paper.Implement software optimizations on our cloud platform, Superstaq, utilizing industry-standard software engineering practices, including comprehensive documentation, linting, rigorous testing, and type-checking.Collaborate with Superstaq customers to identify their requirements and provide prompt support.Contribute to the preparation of government and commercial proposals and ensure successful execution of global projects.Work closely with experimental physicists and fellow software engineers to translate theoretical concepts into practical applications.Participate in the broader scientific community by publishing research findings in journals and presenting at conferences.Keep abreast of the latest advancements in quantum computer architecture and quantum compilation.Mentor and support fellow team members, fostering a collaborative research environment.

Job Title: Senior C++ Software EngineerLocation: Chicago or AustinExperience: Minimum 5 years in software engineering, with at least 3 years focused on backend development.Type: Full-time, permanent (W2)Sponsorship: Available for H1B Transfer - DOESalary Range: $150K - $200K per year, depending on experience.Other Compensation: Bonus, Benefits, and PerksRelocation: Offered - DOE.Company Overview: BloKchain Talent, a premier recruiting agency specializing in blockchain and cryptocurrency, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for our client, a leading global cryptocurrency trading firm operating around the clock. This role is pivotal for developing cutting-edge trading and investment web-based systems within the regulatory landscape of cryptocurrencies.Key Responsibilities:Collaborate within a dynamic team to build and maintain superior software systems that support 24/7 global trading operations.Design and develop trading systems, exchange connectivity solutions, and monitoring tools to enhance core infrastructure services.Translate high-level requirements into actionable insights, working closely with traders and researchers daily.

Join Tovala as a Senior Software Engineer and play a pivotal role in developing innovative software solutions that enhance the culinary experience for our customers. You will work collaboratively with a talented team of engineers, product managers, and designers to create cutting-edge applications that integrate seamlessly with our smart oven technology.Your expertise will contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of scalable software systems, ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of home cooking through technology.

Join Akuna Capital as a Network Engineer I and play a critical role in enhancing our network infrastructure. You will collaborate with experienced engineers to design, implement, and maintain high-performance networks that support our trading operations. This entry-level position is ideal for those looking to kickstart their career in network engineering within a dynamic and innovative environment.

About UsArrive Logistics is a premier transportation and technology firm in North America. We are on a trajectory of substantial growth and our achievements reflect the dedication of our exceptional team. We prioritize delivering a rewarding work experience and have cultivated an award-winning culture that fosters both personal and professional development in a fun, relaxed, and collaborative atmosphere. Join us now during this exciting time and discover more about us!Who We Are Looking ForWe seek a proactive Software Engineer who will collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, and fellow Engineers to devise innovative solutions, develop user stories, and implement enhancements for our products and systems. This role demands strong technical acumen, effective teamwork, and the capacity to thrive in a fast-paced environment.