Software Engineer C++

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About Akuna 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. 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, Singapore and London. What you’ll do as a Software Engineer (C++) at Akuna: We are looking for motivated self-starters to join our engineering team in our Sydney office and contribute to our core trading platform. You will focus on analysis, design, implementation, and delivery of Akuna’s trading system using the latest technologies. A pragmatic approach to technology solutions using open source and proprietary software is required. Successful candidates will work closely with an industry-leading team of traders and quantitative researchers who participate fully in the design and ongoing enhancements to our proprietary trading platform. In this role, you will: • Design and build mission critical and complex trading systems • Plan, design and implement high quality Linux services using modern C++ technologies • Build software using Agile methodologies • Participate in design sessions and code reviews • Work on cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and solve complex problems Qualities that make great candidates: • 3+ years of experience developing high-performance, scalable applications in modern C++ • A working knowledge C++17/20 and strong experience with template meta-programming is a plus • Experience with Linux and Python required • Understanding of distributed systems, data structures and algorithms, object-oriented design • Practical use of multi-threaded/multi-core programming paradigms • A curiosity about and demonstrated interest in the C++ language and modern CPU architecture is a plus • Ability to take on projects and drive them through to completion • Familiarity with trading and trading systems is a plus, though definitely not a requirement (we have internal training for this) • Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, Maths or equivalent

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