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Akuna CapitalChicago, ILInternship
Software Engineer Intern - C++, Summer 2027
Akuna Capital offers a 10-week summer internship for C++ software engineers to work on high-performance trading systems. Interns collaborate with Quant and Trading teams, focusing on scalable, efficient, and reliable software development.
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Role and Responsibilities
- Work on high-performance, multithreaded, asynchronous, and distributed C++ systems.
- Collaborate with Quant and Trading teams to focus on specific domain areas.
- Develop projects from ideation through delivery and maintenance.
- Add functionality to existing systems and implement new components.
- Experiment with new technologies and software patterns.
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Requirements
- Pursuing a bachelor's, master's, or Ph.D. in computer science, engineering, math, physics, or equivalent.
- Graduating by August 2028.
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S., including F-1 students using OPT or STEM.
- Experience programming in modern C++ (C++20 or later; C++23 preferred).
- Familiarity with debugging tools like GDB, Valgrind, and address sanitizer.
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Preferred Skills and Qualities
- Experience with distributed systems, parallel processing, and asynchronous architectures.
- Knowledge of networking or protocol encoding/decoding.
- Familiarity with lock-free data structures and algorithms.
- Experience with performance profiling tools such as perf, gprof, or vtune.
- Scripting skills in Python or shell.
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Additional Candidate Attributes
- Passion for building complex systems from the ground up.
- Ability to collaborate with diverse developers to deliver cohesive solutions.
- Intrinsic motivation and ability to work independently.
- Strong sense of ownership and drive to fix bugs.
- Diversity of experience and perspective is valued.