2027 Internship – Core Operations Engineer
Virtu Financial2 months ago
Singapore, SingaporeIntern
Responsibilities
- Complete challenging Core Operations projects addressing real problems throughout the internship.
- Manage the deployment, maintenance, and enhancement of Virtu’s electronic trading system.
- Support external trading connections, counterparty support for risk management, and system triage and optimization.
- Work with traders and exchanges to understand market microstructure and solve complex technical problems in a Linux environment.
- Participate in ongoing training, a Singapore-based training week, and mentorship from senior team members.
Requirements
- Applicants must be rising juniors or expected to be ready for full-time employment between December 2027 and June 2028.
- Excellent working knowledge of Linux environments is required.
- Competence in at least one programming language, preferably Python, Bash, Perl, Go, or a similar language, is required.
- Applicants should be comfortable in high-stress, time-sensitive environments and interested in high-transaction environments or low-latency systems.
- Strong communication skills, a strong academic record, and interest in innovative technologies are required.
- Experience with financial systems or knowledge of global financial markets is preferred but not required.
- Experience with SQL and configuration management platforms such as Ansible, Puppet, or Salt is preferred.
- Knowledge of TCP and UDP networking is preferred.
Benefits
- Singapore-based 10-week internship running June 7, 2027 through August 13, 2027, with some flexibility.
- Ongoing training, a company-curated global training week, real-world projects, and senior mentors.
- Daily breakfast, lunch allowance, transport allowance, onsite gym and workout classes, massage sessions, and social events.
About Virtu Financial
Virtu Financial is a publicly traded market maker and electronic trading firm that provides liquidity across equities, ETFs, and other asset classes, and offers execution services and analytics to institutional clients. Its revenues come from market making and commissions/fees on trading and data solutions. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York, Virtu expanded its client execution and analytics capabilities with the acquisition of ITG in 2019 (traded on NASDAQ: VIRT).