2027 Internship - Software Engineer

Virtu Financial is an industry-leading financial technology firm that operates both proprietary trading and client-facing businesses in the global financial marketplace. The internship program offers students an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the firm and the world’s financial markets through real-world development projects and ongoing training.

What you'll do:

• Interns will work from a list of projects and have several senior mentors throughout the summer program
• You'll work alongside our senior team to improve scalability, performance and efficiency of our cutting edge trading systems

What they're looking for:

• 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
• Experience with JavaScript a plus
• Some lower level programming experience a plus but not required

Benefits:

• Perks (varies by location): Onsite Gym & workout classes
• Perks (varies by location): Onsite Barista
• Perks (varies by location): weekly happy hours/social events
• Perks (varies by location): Breakfast & Lunch
• Perks (varies by location): Transportation