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Software Engineer Intern - Python, Summer 2027

Akuna Capital
🇺🇸ChicagoStudentIntern$145kPosted July 13, 2026

About the Role

Join Akuna Capital's 10-week Akunacademy internship program as a Python Software Engineer Intern. You will work alongside software engineers and traders on Post Trade Technology or Data Engineering teams, designing and implementing elegant solutions to complex problems. You'll gain experience with cutting-edge technology on high-performance systems that process large volumes of trading and market data, while taking full ownership of your project and presenting your accomplishments at program conclusion.

  • Work on trading infrastructure, algorithms, exchange gateways, or data capture and analysis
  • Use high-performance systems processing large volumes of trading and market data
  • Collaborate with software engineers and traders in a team-based approach
  • Develop clean, testable codebases that adapt quickly to market conditions

Responsibilities

  • Join either the Post Trade Technology or Data Engineering teams and work alongside software engineers and traders to design and implement elegant solutions to complex and interesting problems
  • Take full ownership of a project and at the end of the program present work and accomplishments
  • Use cutting-edge technology while working on high-performance systems that process and analyze large volumes of trading and market data

Requirements

  • Pursuing a bachelor's, master's, or Ph.D. in a technical field (Computer Science/Engineering, Math, Physics, or equivalent)
  • Graduating by August 2028
  • Major GPA of 3.5 or above
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment including F-1 students using OPT or STEM
  • Strong programming skills in Object-Oriented Python Development
  • Demonstrated experience with distributed systems
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to communicate with the trading team, obtain requirements, find solutions, and implement them in a clean and concise way
  • Ability to create an easily understood and testable codebase that can change as quickly as market conditions require
  • 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, is an essential function of the role
  • Passion for innovation and building systems from the ground up
  • Adaptability in an ever-changing environment
  • Self-starter attitude with the ability to work independently
  • Resumes must be submitted in PDF format

What You'll Get

  • $145k base salary
  • Training and continuous education provided for all engineers to ensure they can build the requisite technical and non-technical skillset for success