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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