2027 Internship - Software Engineer
$260,000–$301,600 year
On-siteAustin, Texas, United States
Austin, Texas, United StatesOn-siteInternship$260,000–$301,600 yearEntry LevelFintechMedium
InternshipEntry LevelMediumFintech
Job Summary
Conduct real-world development projects alongside senior mentors to improve the scalability, performance, and efficiency of Virtu's proprietary, low-latency trading systems. Design and architect trading systems capable of handling massive data flows across global financial marketplaces. Complete a company-curated global training week and ongoing technical training throughout the 10-week summer program in Austin or New York. Solve challenging quantitative problems using Python, Java, or C++ while collaborating on frontend and backend initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- 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++
- Outstanding quantitative problem‐solving skills and mathematical aptitude
- Being comfortable with a wide variety of projects (frontend/backend, different programming languages)
- A physicalizer; a person who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction or fanfare
- Highly motivated and tenacious individual, with a proven ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team
- Team player: authentic, genuine person who is capable of working collective goals
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with JavaScript a plus
- Some lower level programming experience a plus but not required
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