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 49 reviews)); "Culture is good" ((in 20 reviews)); "Friendly and smart colleagues" ((in 17 reviews)); "• good work life balance" ((in 13 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 21 reviews)); "Low pay and no lunch" ((in 13 reviews)); "Nepotism at its best." ((in 8 reviews)); "bad managers, bad pays compared to other trading company." ((in 5 reviews)); "Seemingly overly optimistic hiring a while ago led to large layoffs (generally true across the tech sector), it was a rough time and hopefully doesn't happen again" ((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

5.0

Apr 6, 2021

Great company

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really nice office space. There’s lots of very smart people working here.

Cons

Nothing bad for me so far

3.0

Mar 3, 2021

Good place to be a jr dev!

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Pretty good work/life balance for the industry. There is too much work, but it's generally acceptable to push the work instead of increasing hours. Vacation is respected - Jr devs learn quickly - Business seems good

Cons

- Deep seated structural issues. Most teams are overloaded. Everyone is so overloaded, it seems teams/people turn against each other at times leading to generally toxic environment - Management undervalues opinions from outside hires. Promotions are based on tenure, relationships and continuity with the "akuna" way - Management decisions are usually reactive and short sighted - Politics galore

4.0

Feb 13, 2021

A good choice for devs who don't like 996

Trading systems developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Work life balance - Most colleagues are friendly, smart, and INTERESTING - Low turnover rate

Cons

- Pay is not competitive (for Shanghai Office) - Some teams are not that related to trading

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