Software Engineer Intern
As an intern, you will complete a variety of challenging development projects. You will work alongside our senior team to improve the scalability, performance and efficiency of our cutting edge, low-latency trading systems. You will learn first hand how to design and architect a trading system for scale and to support the massive amounts of data that flow through Virtu's trading systems daily. You will work from a list of real problems to solve and have several senior mentors supporting you throughout the summer program. You will also take part in a company-curated global training week and engaging social events to get to know the team and culture.
Responsibilities
- Complete a variety of challenging development projects
- Work alongside the senior team to improve scalability, performance and efficiency of low-latency trading systems
- Design and architect trading systems for scale
- Support the massive amounts of data that flow through the trading systems daily
- Work on real-world problems from a curated list of projects with senior mentors
Requirements
- Rising juniors, or students expected to be ready for full time employment between December 2027 - June 2028
- Excellent academic background in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field
- Strong programming skills in Python and either Java or C++
- Experience with JavaScript a plus
- Some lower level programming experience a plus but not required
- Outstanding quantitative problem-solving skills and mathematical aptitude
- Being comfortable with a wide variety of projects (frontend/backend, different programming languages)
- A person who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction
- Highly motivated and tenacious individual, with a proven ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team
- Team player capable of working toward collective goals
Benefits
- Onsite Gym & workout classes
- Onsite Barista
- Weekly happy hours/social events
- Breakfast & Lunch
- Transportation