Is AKUNA CAPITAL a good company to work for?

AKUNA CAPITAL has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 381 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 4% over the last 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at AKUNA CAPITAL to a friend and 73% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about AKUNA CAPITAL have been left by employees working as Trading Intern , Junior Trader and Software Engineer .

Does AKUNA CAPITAL pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AKUNA CAPITAL employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AKUNA CAPITAL. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AKUNA CAPITAL?

77% of AKUNA CAPITAL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AKUNA CAPITAL 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AKUNA CAPITAL?

Trader (33) , Software Developer (29) , Software Engineer (28) , Junior Trader (18) , Trading Intern (15) , Developer (11) , Quantitative Researcher (11) , Junior Developer (8) , Quantitative Analyst (7) , Quantitative Developer (7) , Intern (6) , C++ Developer (5) , Derivatives Trader (5) , SWE Intern (5) , Anonymous (4)

What are the pros of working at AKUNA CAPITAL according to real employee reviews?

"Most people are nice and helpful." ((in 52 reviews)); "Culture is good" ((in 24 reviews)); "Friendly and smart colleagues" ((in 17 reviews)); "• good work life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "good and smart people who are always open to teaching" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at AKUNA CAPITAL according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor, lack of direction" ((in 18 reviews)); "Low pay and no lunch" ((in 13 reviews)); "Nepotism at its best." ((in 8 reviews)); "Company outlook declining, mid and senior levels are not being compensated well and leaving, recent layoffs, highly political" ((in 8 reviews)); "bad managers, bad pays compared to other trading company." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about AKUNA CAPITAL layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about AKUNA CAPITAL layoffs and their outlook for job security at AKUNA CAPITAL in 2026.

What are the top reviewed AKUNA CAPITAL locations?

Chicago , New York , Champaign , Syracuse , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Boston

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AKUNA CAPITAL reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(293 total reviews)

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Senior management

AKUNA CAPITAL has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 293 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AKUNA CAPITAL employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

293 reviews

3.0

May 19, 2019

Worst company I have ever work for

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting perks: stocked kitchens and competitive salary.

Cons

Extremely poor management. Not everything can be compensated with money. Heavy workload, high pressure Lack of autonomy of employees. It is all about the money. No working from home, no flexible work.

1.0

Jul 6, 2023

Incompetent management

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of genuinely good/smart people work there

Cons

The Sydney office is dying due to mismanagement. 20 devs got laid off in January and another 20 just now. Some of those were fresh grads who started after the first layoffs. No town halls this year... We were doing interviews for intern and grad roles for this Summer which no longer exist and decisions around redundancies were very political (both global and locally)

2.0

Jun 24, 2023

Join as last resort

Junior trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Still has a good reputation amongst recruiters -Some people are smart and care about you(mostly juniors) -whilst pay is poor compared to other firms it’s still good compared to other industries

Cons

-Very limited career progression and learning, won’t make any effort to align to your interests -pay is poor compared to other firms, especially 2nd year and beyond -layoffs and struggling as a company creating more and more toxic environment -bit of a boys club for the seniors who lots were friends before joining, they don’t take responsibility and blame others -Best talent joins IMC or Optiver and some employees seem to have a chip on their shoulder needing to prove they are smart at the detriment of others

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Jobs at AKUNA CAPITAL

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