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Performance Engineer

Salary

$0.13k - $0.13k

Min Experience

0 years

Location

Chicago, IL, USA

JobType

Full-Time

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About the role

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.

About the company

Akuna Capital specializes in derivatives market making, providing liquidity in global financial markets. They enable quick buying and selling of assets without significantly affecting their prices. This is achieved through advanced technology and algorithms developed by a skilled team of developers, traders, and quantitative analysts. Akuna primarily serves institutional clients like banks and hedge funds, offering efficient trading services without charging fees or commissions. Instead, they profit from the bid-ask spread, which is the difference between the buying and selling prices of assets. Their collaborative environment allows for rapid adaptation to market changes and continuous improvement of trading strategies. The goal of Akuna Capital is to maintain a strong presence in the competitive financial markets by leveraging technology to enhance their market-making capabilities.

Skills

Python
Operating Systems
C/C++
Data Analysis