Software Engineer- C#

Job Description: Akuna is currently seeking a Software Engineer to join our growing team. We are looking for a motivated developer to join our desktop and middleware engineering team and contribute to the build-out of our proprietary options market-making trading platform.  The ideal candidate will focus on analysis, design, implementation, testing and delivery using the latest .Net technologies and tools. The successful candidate will be given a unique level of exposure to an industry-leading team of options traders who participate fully in the design and on-going enhancements to our proprietary trading platform.

Key Skills & Responsibilities

• • Plan, design and implement a high quality desktop/middleware products
• • Engage traders and developers and articulate ideas clearly
• • Build software using Agile methodologies
• • Participate in design sessions and code reviews
• • Work on cross-functional teams
• • Be mentored by senior developers to learn the trading system and domain
• • Solve complex problems, and troubleshoot issues
• • Be capable of wearing “multiple hats” of responsibility

Job Requirements:

• • Computer Science or equivalent degree required
• • 2-5 years experience in developing applications in C# / C++
• • Exposure to data structures and  algorithms
• • Familiar with multi-threaded programming paradigms
• • Object oriented design and programming
• • Exposure to unit testing is a plus
• • Experience with Windows Forms and WPF required
• • Understand concepts of TCP and UDP protocols
• • Familiarity with the financial industry is a plus
• • Ability to work well with others
• • Excellent oral and written communication skills