Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
$145K/yr
Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London and Singapore. What you'll do as a Performance Engineer at Akuna: We are seeking to grow our Performance ...
Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
$145K/yr
Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London and Singapore. What you'll do as a Performance Engineer at Akuna: We are seeking to grow our Performance ...
Performance Engineer
$145K/yr
Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London and Singapore. What you'll do as a Performance Engineer at Akuna: We are seeking to grow our Performance ...
Performance Engineer
$145K/yr
Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London and Singapore. What you'll do as a Performance Engineer at Akuna: We are seeking to grow our Performance ...
Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
Working to set up an automation stream that will run the same modules in parallel to the cloud. - Performance Engineers with a lot of Cloud (AWS) project experience - They need to be strong with ...
Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
Working to set up an automation stream that will run the same modules in parallel to the cloud. - Performance Engineers with a lot of Cloud (AWS) project experience - They need to be strong with ...
Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
They are seeking a Performance Engineer to enhance software and hardware performance, contributing to their trading engine and collaborating with various teams to optimize systems and strategies.
Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
They are seeking a Performance Engineer to enhance software and hardware performance, contributing to their trading engine and collaborating with various teams to optimize systems and strategies.
Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
They are seeking a Performance Engineer to join their team, focusing on improving software, hardware, and strategy performance to maintain competitiveness in exchanges globally. Responsibilities ...
Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
They are seeking a Performance Engineer to join their team, focusing on improving software, hardware, and strategy performance to maintain competitiveness in exchanges globally. Responsibilities ...
Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
As a Performance Engineer in Test, this role will have a breadth of knowledge and success in conducting functional, performance, and fault tolerance testing as well as the ability to comprehend ...
Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
As a Performance Engineer in Test, this role will have a breadth of knowledge and success in conducting functional, performance, and fault tolerance testing as well as the ability to comprehend ...
This is where you can learn from industry leaders and become one yourself. It's fast-paced, mission ... Nexamp is seeking an Electrical Performance Engineer who will be a deep technical independent ...
This is where you can learn from industry leaders and become one yourself. It's fast-paced, mission ... Nexamp is seeking an Electrical Performance Engineer who will be a deep technical independent ...
This is where you can learn from industry leaders and become one yourself. It's fast-paced, mission ... Nexamp is seeking an Electrical Performance Engineer who will be a deep technical independent ...
This is where you can learn from industry leaders and become one yourself. It's fast-paced, mission ... Nexamp is seeking an Electrical Performance Engineer who will be a deep technical independent ...
The Software Performance Engineer ensures software is adhering to quality standards. The position's main focus is to tune the Adobe ES4 environment and to integrate J2EE-compatible applications to ...
The Software Performance Engineer ensures software is adhering to quality standards. The position's main focus is to tune the Adobe ES4 environment and to integrate J2EE-compatible applications to ...
Renewables Commissioning Engineer
$84K - $136K/yr
Verifying building system compliance to engineering specifications ... Reviewing system installation, functional performance and control systems operations.
Renewables Commissioning Engineer
$84K - $136K/yr
Verifying building system compliance to engineering specifications ... Reviewing system installation, functional performance and control systems operations.
Renewables Commissioning Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
$84K - $136K/yr
We are currently seeking a Renewables Performance Engineer to join our growing Distributed Energy Resources (DER) National team. Your passion, experience and endless curiosity are the drivers we need ...
Renewables Commissioning Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
$84K - $136K/yr
We are currently seeking a Renewables Performance Engineer to join our growing Distributed Energy Resources (DER) National team. Your passion, experience and endless curiosity are the drivers we need ...
Software Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
$144K/yr
The Software Performance Engineer ensures software is adhering to quality standards. The position's main focus is to tune the Adobe ES4 environment and to integrate J2EE-compatible applications to ...
Software Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
$144K/yr
The Software Performance Engineer ensures software is adhering to quality standards. The position's main focus is to tune the Adobe ES4 environment and to integrate J2EE-compatible applications to ...
The Software Performance Engineer ensures software is adhering to quality standards. The position's main focus is to tune the Adobe ES4 environment and to integrate J2EE-compatible applications to ...
The Software Performance Engineer ensures software is adhering to quality standards. The position's main focus is to tune the Adobe ES4 environment and to integrate J2EE-compatible applications to ...
Renewable Senior Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
$107K - $147K/yr
Analyze operational production and performance data and climatic data from solar projects * Lead and mentor a team of performance engineers responsible for modeling, design review, and technical ...
Renewable Senior Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
$107K - $147K/yr
Analyze operational production and performance data and climatic data from solar projects * Lead and mentor a team of performance engineers responsible for modeling, design review, and technical ...
Renewable Senior Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
$118K - $180K/yr
Analyze operational production and performance data and climatic data from solar projects * Lead and mentor a team of performance engineers responsible for modeling, design review, and technical ...
Renewable Senior Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · On-site
$118K - $180K/yr
Analyze operational production and performance data and climatic data from solar projects * Lead and mentor a team of performance engineers responsible for modeling, design review, and technical ...
Renewable Senior Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · Hybrid
$107K - $147K/yr
Analyze operational production and performance data and climatic data from solar projects * Lead and mentor a team of performance engineers responsible for modeling, design review, and technical ...
Renewable Senior Performance Engineer
Chicago, IL · Hybrid
$107K - $147K/yr
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... solutions from project siting and permitting through turnkey construction and startup and ... The Solar Performance Engineer will serve as a technical resource across project phases, helping to ...
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Staff Performance Engineer, ServiceNow Platform
Chicago, IL · On-site
$149K - $262K/yr
That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for everyone-freeing people from ... Provide consultative guidance to peer engineering teams on performance, capacity planning, and ...
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Chicago, IL · On-site
$149K - $262K/yr
That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for everyone-freeing people from ... Provide consultative guidance to peer engineering teams on performance, capacity planning, and ...
FPGA Engineer - Work From Home
Chicago, IL · On-site +1
$133K - $172K/yr
FPGA Engineer - Work From Home We are seeking a talented and self-motivated FPGA Engineer to join a growing hardware engineering team. Our culture emphasizes teamwork and focuses on continuous ...
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Chicago, IL · On-site +1
$133K - $172K/yr
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Chicago, IL · On-site +1
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... Experience performance tuning networking infrastructures. - Experience with cloud network ... Engineer - Work From Home
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Job description
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, London and Singapore.
What you'll do as a Performance Engineer at Akuna:
We are seeking to grow our Performance Engineering Team, which is focused on a rigorous and holistic approach to improving software, hardware, and strategy performance. This team is responsible for maintaining and increasing our competitiveness at the various exchanges Akuna does business with around the globe. As a member of this multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for investigating new opportunities for optimizations and bringing these ideas to fruition. This can be achieved through software optimizations, analysis of hardware, orchestration of physical installations, analysis of exchange specific protocols, or building tools for gauging Akuna's performance. In this role, you will:
Qualities that make great candidates:
In addition to technical skillsets, Akuna values the unique perspectives people can bring to the table to collaboratively solve complex problems and drive Akuna forward. We want everyone to feel empowered to apply. We welcome your application and encourage you to take the first steps toward your future with us!
In accordance with Illinois Equal Pay Act, the minimum base salary starts at $145,000. Exact compensation offered may vary based on many factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, and skill set. This role is also eligible for a discretionary performance bonus as part of the total compensation package and includes a comprehensive benefits package that may encompass employer-paid medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, paid time off, and other benefits. The minimum base salary herein was determined in good faith by Akuna Capital LLC.
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, London and Singapore.
What you'll do as a Performance Engineer at Akuna:
We are seeking to grow our Performance Engineering Team, which is focused on a rigorous and holistic approach to improving software, hardware, and strategy performance. This team is responsible for maintaining and increasing our competitiveness at the various exchanges Akuna does business with around the globe. As a member of this multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for investigating new opportunities for optimizations and bringing these ideas to fruition. This can be achieved through software optimizations, analysis of hardware, orchestration of physical installations, analysis of exchange specific protocols, or building tools for gauging Akuna's performance. In this role, you will:
- 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
Qualities that make great candidates:
- BS/MS/PhD in technical field - Computer Science, Math, Physics, Engineering
- Strong C++ or Python programming background with demonstrated experience developing performant, scalable applications
- Experience analyzing and tuning operating systems, compilers, networking, IO subsystems, or accelerators
- Exposure to statistical and experimental methods and tools for testing performance
- Highly collaborative in nature - excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work on cross-functional teams including Trading, Development, IT, and Quant
- 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
In addition to technical skillsets, Akuna values the unique perspectives people can bring to the table to collaboratively solve complex problems and drive Akuna forward. We want everyone to feel empowered to apply. We welcome your application and encourage you to take the first steps toward your future with us!
In accordance with Illinois Equal Pay Act, the minimum base salary starts at $145,000. Exact compensation offered may vary based on many factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, and skill set. This role is also eligible for a discretionary performance bonus as part of the total compensation package and includes a comprehensive benefits package that may encompass employer-paid medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, paid time off, and other benefits. The minimum base salary herein was determined in good faith by Akuna Capital LLC.
About AKUNA CAPITAL
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Industry
Finance and insurance
Company size
201 - 500 Employees
Headquarters location
Chicago, IL, US
Year founded
2011