Senior Web Developer

Akuna Capital

(Chicago, Illinois)
Full Time
Job Posting Details
About Akuna Capital
Akuna Capital is a proprietary trading firm specializing in derivatives market making and sophisticated modeling with a commitment to cutting edge financial technology. Akuna’s unmatched growth profile and non-client structure provides a unique place for innovation and opportunity in the home of proprietary trading – Chicago.
Summary
We are looking for Mid-Level and Senior Web Developers who have strong web and application design skills to help our team bring our applications to the next level. At Akuna Capital, your participation means creating the tools which developers, traders and support personnel will be using every day to compete on the market. The ideal candidate is very comfortable with Python and JavaScript, loves the web, keeps up-to-date with new technology and is excited at the prospect of working with traders, support, and other developers to learn about trading and help us further improve our web applications. We are also open to candidates with either front-end (JavaScript) or back-end (Python) experience.
Responsibilities
* Build real-time risk data visualization and parameter configuration tools to directly aid traders in managing risk and assessing strategy * Create monitoring applications for server support and development teams to help them better understand current resource utilization and notify them when services need attention * Designing & writing REST or server push APIs * Provide support during releases and production incidents
Ideal Candidate
* Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent * 3+ years of professional Python experience * 3+ years of professional Front-end JavaScript Experience (with HTML/CSS3) * Experience with front-end User Experience (UX) and Design * Comfortable with Linux and source control (git) * Strong communication skills and works well in teams * Experience with React JS * Previous experience with asynchronous frameworks (especially coroutines) * Familiarity with the trading industry a plus * Familiar with Agile methodologies

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