2 months ago
Amsterdam, NetherlandsIntern
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and deploy proprietary software solutions across the firm.
- Build exchange-data decoders, normalizers that construct instrument order books, and applications supporting communication with the compliance team.
- Identify and advocate for innovative solutions to complex problems.
- Conduct data-driven research and statistical analytics on large datasets.
- Collaborate with software developers, quantitative traders, researchers, and business analysts in cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- Pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related science discipline.
- Expected graduation date between December 2027 and August 2028.
- Exposure to network programming using TCP/IP, multithreaded applications, computational intelligence, algorithms, real-time programming, or GUI programming.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
- Strong software development skills in C++, Python, Java, C#, or C, with curiosity to learn new technologies.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical reasoning, communication, and collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Ten-week internship in Amsterdam with meaningful project work advised by a software engineer.
- Fully furnished apartment housing located near the office.
- Mentorship with an experienced professional, including mentor outings.
- Educational, social, and team-building activities.
- An options course taught from a developer’s perspective.
About DRW
DRW is a privately held proprietary trading firm that uses its own capital to trade and invest across global markets and asset classes, powered by technology and research. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Chicago, it develops trading systems for strategies ranging from seconds to years and manages its own risk rather than external client money. The firm operates internationally from multiple offices.