SWE Intern (Accounts)
PEAK6 is a leading investment firm that leverages technology to enhance trading solutions. They are seeking a Software Engineering Intern to join their development team, focusing on building high-volume and high-availability trade clearing services.
Responsibilities
- Working with a variety of languages/frameworks, such as Java, Go, Python and technologies such as RDBMS, Kubernetes, and Docker, Google Cloud Platform
- Designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining and improving software
- Building resilient, self-scaling, self-healing services that allow you to sleep through the night
- Writing high-quality, well-tested code. Maintaining high code-quality standards across your team via code reviews
- Attending training and expand domain knowledge on Accounts creation and Maintenance
- Encouraging innovation by questioning business processes throughout the company
Skills
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related STEM field
- Senior standing, May 2027 graduate
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- Experience of software development skills in a modern object-oriented programming language ideally Java / Go, Python considered a plus, an RDBMS or SQL, and the ability to learn new languages and technologies quickly
- Interest in financial technology and payment systems
- Detail-oriented approach suitable for working with financial data
- Collaborative mindset and eagerness to learn in a fast-paced environment
- Have a real passion for software engineering, as demonstrated by previous internships, work experience, projects, or publications
- Either previous knowledge in financial markets or a strong interest in learning
Benefits
- Healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP)
- Competitive PTO
- 401k match
- Parental leave
- HSA contribution match
- Paid subscription to the Calm app
- Generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits
- Ability to work remotely up to two days a week
Company Overview
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