Full Time& Internship | Akuna Capital- FinTech
Interested in Quant Trading?
Interested in Machine Learning?
Interested in Low Latency Trading?
Interested in High Performance?
Interested in Technology Driven in FinTech industry?
【Full Time】For 2020 graduates
Junior Quant Researcher-Machine Learning
Junior Quant Developer
Junior C++ Developer
Junior FPGA Developer
【Internship】For 2021 graduates
Quantitative Research Intern
Quantitative Development Intern
Development Internship-C++
Development Internship-FPGA
【Apply】Please upload your English resume to our official website www.akunacapital.com/careers
For any queries, please reach out to ShanghaiCareers@akunacapital.com
【Interview process】
1 Online Coding Challenge/Video Math test (According to different position)
2 English Technical Phone Interview
3 English Technical Video Interview
【About Akuna】
Akuna Capital is a young and booming trading firm with a strong focus on team cooperation, cutting-edge technology, data driven decisions and automation. Our core competency is providing liquidity as an options market-maker – meaning we provide 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, Andrew Killion and Mitchell Skinner, 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 Shanghai, Sydney and Boston.
Akuna Technologies was our first international office and opened in the Fall of 2014. Our Shanghai office works with the latest hardware and software technologies to develop high performance low latency solutions that are robust and scalable, ensuring our strategies are as fast as possible for Akuna’s global trading operations.
【Job Description】
Business and Technical training will be provided after you start.
Junior Quant Researcher- Machine Learning
Key：math, machine learning, statistics, Python
What you’ll do as a Junior Quantitative Researcher at Akuna:
Akuna’s Quantitative Trading and Research team is looking to add Junior Quant Researchers to a team of mathematicians, statisticians and technologists. 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
Advance existing initiatives and explore opportunities for new research topics
Qualities that make great candidates
BS/MS/ PhD in Statistics,Computer Science,Mathematics(or a related subject) must be completed upon employment
Expertise in statistics and machine learning
Intermediate programming skills in Python (C++ is a plus)
Experience of working on practical applications with real-world datasets
Financial experience is not a requirement
Good English and Chinese communication
Junior Quant Developer
Key：Python, C++, data processing, math, statistics
What you’ll do as a Junior Quantitative Developer on the Quant Trading & Research team at Akuna:
Akuna’s Quantitative Trading and Research team creates trading strategies scientifically by combining its quantitative expertise with sophisticated understanding of derivatives and financial markets. The team is looking to add Junior Quantitative Developers who will make a direct and measurable impact on our trading decisions and performance.
The successful candidate will have a strong programming background, familiarity with mathematical techniques, and the fluency of leveraging both skills to produce high-performance production code and trading solutions. In this role, you will:
Design and develop production code of trading strategies: pricing models, execution logic and performance optimization along with researchers, traders and system engineers
Analyze and incorporate market signals in our trading systems
Advance existing codebase and propose new solutions and improvements
Qualities that make great candidates:
BS/MS/PhD degree in a technical field – Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics (or related subject) must be completed upon employment
Strong Python and C++ programming background
Experience in object-oriented programming
Linear algebra and introductory statistics knowledge
Exposure to and/or the desire and ability to learn the intricacies of financial markets and trading
Experience with generic and/or parallel programming
Good English and Chinese communication skill
Deeper understanding of any of the following fields: Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods, Statistics, Optimization, Signal Processing, Computer Architecture, Machine Learning
Junior C++ Developer
Key： C++, Algorithms, Data Structure, design, memory
What you’ll do as a Junior Developer at Akuna:
We are seeking C++ Junior Developers to join our innovative and growing technology in our Shanghai office. In this role you will work alongside our trading and software team to design and implement elegant solutions to complex and interesting problems.
Junior Developers at Akuna have the opportunity to use cutting-edge technology while working on high performance/low latency systems. We offer a team-based approach to trading and software engineering, believing that productive integration of the two groups is vital for success in this industry. Akuna loves Junior Developers who are self-starters and have the ability to problem solve and think outside of the box. We value innovation and hard work, and want you to make an impact in the firm. Whether you are interested in trading infrastructure, algorithms, exchange gateways, performance engineering, hardware, or data capture and analysis, there’s work to be done. If you are excited to jump in and make a difference, Akuna could be the place for you.
The C++ teams work on applications where C++ is used for computational heavy-lifting and for applications that have critical, low-latency processes such as trading strategies. C++ provides the flexibility and low-level control that our developers need to get maximum performance out of multi-core, super-scalar processors.
Qualities that make great candidates:
Pursuing a BS/MS/ PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or related field
Strong C++ programming skills
Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
Strong English and Chinese communication skills. Ability to communicate with stakeholders, obtain requirements, find solutions and implement them in a clean and concise way
Create an easily understood and testable codebase that can change as quickly as market conditions require
Passion for innovation and building systems from the ground up
Ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment
Self-starter attitude with the ability to work independently
Junior FPGA Developer
Key：FPGA, Verilog, system Verilog, logic circuit design, bash, TCL
What you’ll do as a Junior Developer on the FPGA Team at Akuna:
We are seeking Junior Developers to join our innovative and growing technology team at Akuna. Junior Developers work alongside our experienced trading and software team to design and implement elegant solutions to complex and interesting problems. In this role you will:
Use cutting-edge technology while working on high performance/low latency systems
Collaborate with team members to investigate and create automated trading algorithms
Work on high performance computing systems to break speed and performance boundaries
Contribute to high-profile work that is important to the bottom line of the company
Qualities that make great candidates:
BS/MS/ PhD in Computer and Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field completed upon employment
Experience with digital logic circuit design, preferably using Verilog or SystemVerilog
Demonstrated experience with bash, TCL and/or Python scripts
Knowledge of networking protocols such as Ethernet II, IP, TCP, and UDP
Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
Ability to communicate with the trading team, obtain requirements, find solutions and implement them in a clean and concise way
Create an easily understood and testable design that can change as quickly as market conditions require
Passion for innovation and building systems from the ground up
Ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment
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