Akuna Capital

Software Developer Intern Interview Experience

September 9, 2022

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The first round involves a technical screen online with a few relatively easy coding problems. Later rounds are likely phone or Zoom interviews (as I am interviewing during COVID, there will be no in-person interviews) and should be harder.

Questions

Typical LeetCode medium difficulty coding questions.

(Had to use Python.)

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Akuna Capital Software Developer Intern role in United States.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Akuna Capital's interview process for their Software Developer Intern roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Neutral100%

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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Akuna Capital's Software Developer Intern interview process in United States.

Akuna Capital Work Experiences

Review from a junior's perspective

Junior Developer • Current Employee

October 6, 2021

Pros: Healthy working environment, tech-driven motivation.

Cons: As a new HFT firm, we may not have much fame in the industry.

Review from a junior's perspective

Junior Developer • Current Employee

October 6, 2021

Pros: Healthy working environment, tech-driven motivation.

Cons: As a new HFT firm, we may not have much fame in the industry.

Helpful Team, Pay Too Low

Junior Software Developer • Former Employee

Sydney, Australia

Pros: Most people are nice to work with and super helpful. However, it's a bit of a gamble, as your environment/WLB will largely depend on which team you land on. Slightly better WLB than similar trading firms. There is a healthy obsession with QoL features, such as build, which is nice for devs.

Cons: * Relatively low pay compared to other firms. * Some code is poorly written (especially in older software), which can lead to a bad time if you have to work with it. * High attrition, both by choice and by force (there was a recent mass layoff with zero warning). * Little to no documentation and a lack of focus on it. Also, nobody really cares much about testing. Combined with high attrition, this makes for an inefficient work environment. * A relatively high proportion of devs are expected to support traders.

Helpful Team, Pay Too Low

Junior Software Developer • Former Employee

Sydney, Australia

Pros: Most people are nice to work with and super helpful. However, it's a bit of a gamble, as your environment/WLB will largely depend on which team you land on. Slightly better WLB than similar trading firms. There is a healthy obsession with QoL features, such as build, which is nice for devs.

Cons: * Relatively low pay compared to other firms. * Some code is poorly written (especially in older software), which can lead to a bad time if you have to work with it. * High attrition, both by choice and by force (there was a recent mass layoff with zero warning). * Little to no documentation and a lack of focus on it. Also, nobody really cares much about testing. Combined with high attrition, this makes for an inefficient work environment. * A relatively high proportion of devs are expected to support traders.

Good work-life balance in a competitive setting

Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee

August 28, 2026

Pros: There was a good work-life balance at the office.

Cons: There was a competitive environment among coworkers at the office.

Good work-life balance in a competitive setting

Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee

August 28, 2026

Pros: There was a good work-life balance at the office.

Cons: There was a competitive environment among coworkers at the office.

Review from a junior's perspective

Junior Developer • Current Employee

October 6, 2021

Pros: Healthy working environment, tech-driven motivation.

Cons: As a new HFT firm, we may not have much fame in the industry.

5.0
Review from a junior's perspective
Junior Developer • Current Employee
October 6, 2021
Pros: Healthy working environment, tech-driven motivation.
Cons: As a new HFT firm, we may not have much fame in the industry.

Helpful Team, Pay Too Low

Junior Software Developer • Former Employee

Sydney, Australia

Pros: Most people are nice to work with and super helpful. However, it's a bit of a gamble, as your environment/WLB will largely depend on which team you land on. Slightly better WLB than similar trading firms. There is a healthy obsession with QoL features, such as build, which is nice for devs.

Cons: * Relatively low pay compared to other firms. * Some code is poorly written (especially in older software), which can lead to a bad time if you have to work with it. * High attrition, both by choice and by force (there was a recent mass layoff with zero warning). * Little to no documentation and a lack of focus on it. Also, nobody really cares much about testing. Combined with high attrition, this makes for an inefficient work environment. * A relatively high proportion of devs are expected to support traders.

4.0
Helpful Team, Pay Too Low
Junior Software Developer • Former Employee
Sydney, Australia
March 30, 2023
Pros: Most people are nice to work with and super helpful. However, it's a bit of a gamble, as your environment/WLB will largely depend on which team you land on. Slightly better WLB than similar trading firms. There is a healthy obsession with QoL features, such as build, which is nice for devs.
Cons: * Relatively low pay compared to other firms. * Some code is poorly written (especially in older software), which can lead to a bad time if you have to work with it. * High attrition, both by choice and by force (there was a recent mass layoff with zero warning). * Little to no documentation and a lack of focus on it. Also, nobody really cares much about testing. Combined with high attrition, this makes for an inefficient work environment. * A relatively high proportion of devs are expected to support traders.

Good work-life balance in a competitive setting

Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee

August 28, 2026

Pros: There was a good work-life balance at the office.

Cons: There was a competitive environment among coworkers at the office.

4.0
Good work-life balance in a competitive setting
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
Chicago, IL
August 28, 2026
Pros: There was a good work-life balance at the office.
Cons: There was a competitive environment among coworkers at the office.

Akuna Capital Interview Questions

Can Make Palindrome from Substring

You are given a string and a set of queries. For each query, determine if a given substring can be rearranged to form a palindrome after replacing up to a certain number of its characters.

ArraysStringsBit Manipulation

Delete and Earn

You're given a list of numbers. By deleting a number, you earn its value, but you must also delete all numbers one less and one greater than it. Maximize the total earned value.

ArraysDynamic Programming

Cherry Pickup

Imagine two people picking cherries from a grid, starting and ending at opposite corners. Find the maximum number of cherries they can collect together, with some constraints on their movement and the grid's cherry distribution.

Dynamic Programming

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