Software Engineer Intern - C# .NET Desktop, Summer 2027
crypto:applicationengineeringIC2Engineering
Compensation
Not disclosed
About Akuna:
Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation. We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market maker, meaning we are committed to providing 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 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 Sydney, Shanghai, Singapore, and London.
What you’ll do as a C# .NET Desktop Software Engineer Intern on the User Interface team at Akuna:
Akuna is seeking a Software Engineer Intern to join the UI team for our 10-week Akunacademy summer internship program. You will work directly with Traders, Quants, and other Software Engineers to design, build, test, and maintain real-time trading applications. Each intern takes full ownership of their project, and at the end of the program, has the opportunity to present their work and accomplishments.
Our applications are the primary way Akuna’s market-makers interact with the financial markets, and their performance allows us to confidently provide liquidity in times of volatility. In this role you will:
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop Windows desktop applications written in C# .NET and WinForms/WPF
Implement sound and robust unit and integration tests to ensure the quality of our software
Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement technologies to maximize both user experience and development efficiency
Participate in Agile/Scrum development and shadow application support process
Requirements for this role:
Pursuing a Bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. in a technical