DRW
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SoftwareDeveloperIntern-IndustrialPlacement
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“Software Developer Intern - Industrial Placement at DRW. Skills: Software Development, Data Acquisition, Data Storage, Data Accessibility, Data Visualization, System Development. Develop tools to enable the business to rapidly embrace new opportunities in global markets. Build intuitive self-service tools”
What You'll Achieve.
business impact and outcomes; enable the business to rapidly embrace new opportunities in global markets
Industry & Context.
wrestle a mountain of data into human understandable insights
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
exposure to network programming (TCP/IP), exposure to multi‐threaded applications, exposure to computational intelligence, exposure to algorithms, exposure to real‐time programming, exposure to GUI programming, understanding of object-oriented design, understanding of data structures, understanding of algorithms, experience with Java, experience with Python, experience with any modern programming language, expected graduation date between December 2026 and August 2027
Nice to Have
Knowledge of market microstructure, Knowledge of financial instruments, Knowledge of markets in which DRW participates or wants to participate in
What You'll Do.
Develop tools to enable the business to rapidly embrace new opportunities in global markets
Build intuitive self-service tools
Develop software for large scale data acquisition
Maintain and extend our global markets reach
Experiment with emerging technologies to process data at scale
Wrestle a mountain of data into human understandable insights
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Part of a tight knit team of software engineers; Work closely with internal users (analysts, quants, traders); Partner closely with internal customers to understand their needs; Work with a team to maintain and extend our global markets reach
Full Job Description
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 h
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