Job Description:
Software Developer Intern
Design, develop test, and deploy proprietary software development solutions across the firm. Examples include
creating:
-MLOps and High Availability inference systems
-Data pipeline engineering
-Agentic / RAG / MCP(tools) Development
-GPU optimization and management
-Full stack web applications and dashboards
Identify innovative solutions to complex problems and advocate for their implementation to your team by
communicating your ideas in a clear and concise manner
Conduct research using a data driven approach to employ statistical analytics on large data sets
Collaborate with other software developers, quantitative traders and researchers as well as business analysts in cross-functional team environments
Job Requirements:
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 June 2027
Have exposure to multi-threaded applications, computational intelligence, algorithms, real-time programming or GUI programming
Have strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
Exhibit excellent software development skills in at least one of Python, JavaScript (Node, React, and/or Angular), C++, Ruby, C#, Go or Java, and a deep curiosity to learn and absorb new technologies quickly
Benefits:
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.
Housing: DRW provides fully furnished apartments located close to the office making your morning commute as easy as possible.
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.
Education: As the trading industry continually evolves, both in terms of new products and transaction methods, the future will present us with unique opportunities and challenges. You’ll complete an options course taught by an experienced trader and participate in a technology immersion course to better understand how technology and trading intersect.
