Chicago Trading Company
Software Engineering Internship - Summer 2027
Chicago, Illinois, United States · Internship · Posted Jul 20, 2026
- Experience
- No prior finance knowledge or experience is necessary; no years of software experience specified.
- Education
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field.
About the job
Develop and test software for trading tools and real-time pricing and risk applications, delivering a technical project as part of an 8-week internship.
What you'll do
- Design, solve, and test coding problems with software engineers.
- Build tools for traders and quants to price, trade, and manage risk in real time.
- Deliver a technical project and gain hands-on experience with trading technology.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field, with Java, C++, or Python experience.
- Expected to graduate between December 2027 and June 2028.
- Demonstrated record of success, such as academics or awards.
- Available for the full 8-week program from mid-June to early August 2027 and willing to relocate to Chicago, IL for the summer.
Pay
$16,500 per month base salary; signing bonus (amount not stated)
Tools
Java, C++, Python
AI focus
Use AI coding assistants and agentic tooling in daily engineering work; the firm is building AI into trading, research, and engineering systems.
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