Software Engineer Intern - Full Stack Web
Company: Akuna Capital
Location: Chicago
Posted on: July 17, 2025
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Job Description:
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, London, and Singapore. What you’ll do as a
Quantitative Research Intern at Akuna: Akuna’s Quant team is
looking to add Quant Research Interns to a team of mathematicians,
statisticians and technologists for our 10-week Akunacademy
internship program in our Chicago office. This team creates trading
strategies scientifically by combining its quantitative expertise
with sophisticated understanding of derivatives and financial
markets. We are looking for talented researchers who can apply and
develop machine learning algorithms to contribute to Akuna’s
strategy portfolio. In this role you will: Develop trading
strategies using statistical and machine learning algorithms.
Design and implement optimization algorithms for portfolio
construction. Develop quantitative models describing market
behavior. Advance existing initiatives and explore opportunities
for new research topics. Qualities that make great candidates:
Pursuing a bachelor’s, masters or PhD in Statistics, Computer
Science, Engineering, Mathematics (or a related subject) Expertise
in statistics and machine learning Experience building mathematical
models for complex real-world problems Intermediate programming
skills in Python The ability to react quickly and accurately to
rapidly changing market conditions, including the ability to
quickly and accurately respond and/or solve math and coding
problems are essential functions of the role Financial experience
is not a requirement Must graduate by August 2027 GPA of 3.5 or
above Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the
first day of employment including F-1 students using CPT, OPT or
STEM Resumes must be submitted in PDF format. In addition to
technical skillsets, Akuna values the unique perspectives people
can bring to the table to collaboratively solve complex problems
and drive Akuna forward. We want everyone to feel empowered to
apply. We welcome your application and encourage you to take the
first steps toward your future with us! Please note: By submitting
an application for this role, you are indicating this is your top
preference and acknowledge you will not be considered for other
Quant and/or Tech roles at Akuna this recruiting season. This
acknowledgement does not limit applications to Trading roles - in
addition to this role, you may apply to any Trader roles of
interest. In accordance with Illinois Equal Pay Act, the minimum
annualized base salary starts at $130,000. Exact compensation
offered may vary based on many factors including, but not limited
to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and skill set. The
minimum base salary herein was determined in good faith by Akuna
Capital LLC.
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