Engineering Manager

4 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Akuna Capital Full time
About Akuna Capital

Akuna Capital is a pioneering trading firm that excels in collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data-driven solutions, and automation. We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market-maker, offering competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To achieve this, we design and implement our own low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.

Our Story

Akuna's Founding Partners first conceptualized the firm in their hometown of Sydney. They established the first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world – Chicago. Today, Akuna proudly operates from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, and London.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced hands-on Engineering Manager to join our growing Technology team and enhance our global risk platform. The Risk Development team designs and operates the global systems and processes that manage market, credit, and counterparty risk for our rapidly growing business. We trade across multiple asset classes and geographies, relying heavily on automation due to the scale and complexity of our environment.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Manage a team of less than 5 software engineers
  2. Build next-generation highly scalable, real-time risk valuation software
  3. Build out infrastructure for real-time risk valuation
  4. Create data schema that accurately models market risk domain
  5. Work with analysts to develop new ways of modeling risk
  6. Work with C++ pricing team to develop risk vol models and dynamics
Requirements
  • 5+ years working with Python and C++ in a professional production environment
  • 1+ years of experience leading a team of Software Engineers
  • Experience working with relational databases (especially Postgres)
  • Experience with asynchronous programming in Python
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Highly collaborative in nature, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Familiarity with the trading domain and finance (option Greeks)
  • Proven ability to communicate with users to understand requirements and to design and implement appropriate solutions
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or equivalent

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. Akuna values the unique perspectives people can bring to the table to collaboratively solve complex problems and drive Akuna forward. We welcome applications from all women and underrepresented groups, and encourage you to take the first steps toward your future with us


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