Software Engineer - C++, Trading Strategies
Akuna Capital · Chicago
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- Company
- Akuna Capital
- Location
- Chicago
- Salary
- $145,000
- Posted
- January 2, 2026
About this job
What you’ll do as a Software Engineer on the Trading Strategies Team at Akuna: Akuna is looking for Software Engineers who are excited to apply their skills to low latency trading. Working directly with Traders and Researchers, you will focus on analysis, design, implementation, testing and delivery of Akuna’s strategies to the market. Your goal is to develop software that incorporates vast amounts of data to drive sophisticated, ultra-fast strategies, capturing market opportunities before our competition. In this role, you will: Lead in the design, implementation, and deployment of trading strategies using modern C++ technologies Bring deep technical knowledge in areas such as parallel programming, trading systems, networking, and performance analysis Be extremely hands-on, producing both…
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