Software Developer Intern - Industrial Placement

As a Software Developer Intern on one of the Unified Platform teams, you'll be part of a tight knit team of software engineers working closely with internal users (analysts, quants, traders) to develop innovative systems that enable research and trading. You'll experiment with emerging technologies to process data at scale. You’ll wrestle a mountain of data into human understandable insights. We care deeply about preserving a respectful and diverse team culture. We are a group of polyglots and technologists always seeking to find the right tool for each problem, even if that means learning something new or reviving something old.  We value business impact and outcomes over process, and we make decisions based on data.  We strive to adapt quickly as business priorities change. How you will make an impact… Develop tools to enable the business to rapidly embrace new opportunities in global markets Partner closely with internal customers to understand their needs and build intuitive self-service tools Develop software for large scale data acquisition, storage, accessibility, and visualization Work with a team to maintain and extend our global markets reach Learn about market microstructure, financial instruments, and markets in which DRW participates or wants to participate in What you bring to the team… Are pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, mathematics or any related science discipline and have an expected graduation date between December 2026 and August 2027 Have exposure to network programming (TCP/IP), multi‐threaded applications, computational intelligence, algorithms, real‐time programming or GUI programming Have strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms Strong experience with Java, Python or any modern programming language What to expect during the internship… Meaningful projects : You’ll receive a challenging project to complete during your time here. Each project, advised by a software engineer, promotes a comprehensive learning experience and provides you with meaningful work experience. Community : Throughout the summer, we host a variety of educational, social and team-building activities to foster friendship and camaraderie. Mentorship : You’ll build a professional relationship with an experienced mentor in your field. Mentors and mentees meet to discuss goals, challenges and professional development and explore the city together at our mentor outings. DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk. Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets. We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.   For more information about DRW's processing activities and our use of job applicants' data, please view our Privacy Notice at https://drw.com/privacy-notice . California residents, please review the California Privacy Notice for information about certain legal rights at  https://drw.com/california-privacy-notice .

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