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Akuna Capital · 7 hours ago

Performance Engineer

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm specializing in options market-making and advanced technology solutions. As a Performance Engineer, you will enhance the performance of the trading engine and collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement optimizations.

Trading Platform

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design and implementation of our trading engine by increasing its performance with projects such as benchmarking systems, evaluating new devices, latency, and throughput analysis

Develop tools and applications for benchmarking new devices and software

Assist with performance troubleshooting and identify key opportunities for improvement

Use a data driven approach to collaborate with relevant Trading, Quant, and Technology teams to expand and improve our systems, footprint, and latency across different strategies and exchanges

Review and analyze how we leverage our proprietary systems, identifying potential bottlenecks and considering how we can improve our technology stack to better our trading success

Qualification

C++ programmingPython programmingPerformance analysisOperating systems tuningStatistical methodsCollaborationCommunication skillsProblem solving

Required

BS/MS/PhD in technical field - Computer Science, Math, Physics, Engineering

Strong C++ or Python programming background with demonstrated experience developing performant, scalable applications

Experience analyzing and tuning operating systems, compilers, networking, IO subsystems, or accelerators

Exposure to statistical and experimental methods and tools for testing performance

Highly collaborative in nature - excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work on cross-functional teams including Trading, Development, IT, and Quant

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

Benefits

Discretionary performance bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Employer-paid medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement contributions

Paid time off

Company

Akuna Capital

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Akuna Capital is a proprietary trading firm specializing in derivatives market-making.

Founded in 2011

Chicago, Illinois, USA

201-500 employees

https://akunacapital.com

H1B Sponsorship

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