DRW
Software Developer Intern
$225K
Chicago +1 · Internship · Posted Jul 13, 2026
- Location
- Chicago
Chicago, IL, United States - Experience
- Not stated.
- Education
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Machine Learning, or any related science discipline.
About the job
Develop and deploy computationally intensive trading and risk software, including exchange data processing and trade compliance applications, with guidance from senior technologists.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, test, and deploy proprietary software solutions, such as exchange data decoders, instrument-book normalizers, and trade compliance applications.
- Research complex problems using statistical analytics on large data sets and advocate for effective solutions.
- Collaborate with software developers, quantitative traders, researchers, and business analysts.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in a listed or related science discipline, with expected graduation between December 2027 and June 2028.
- Exposure to at least one of network programming (TCP/IP), multithreaded applications, computational intelligence, algorithms, real-time programming, or GUI programming.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
- Software development skills in C++, Python, or Java; strong problem-solving, analytical reasoning, communication, and collaboration skills.
Pay
$225,000 (USD, base salary)
Tools
TCP/IP, C++, Python, Java
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