About the role#
This is a 10-week summer internship program based in our New York City office. You will be matched with a specific team 2-3 months before your start date and work on a single project under the guidance of a mentor. The program concludes with a final presentation of your work. You will also have access to company events, guest speaker series, and intern-specific social activities.
What you'll do#
- Build underlying infrastructure used by engineering teams, including distributed storage and cloud environments.
- Ensure the reliability of mission-critical products and systems, such as our main trading system.
- Use open source and proprietary tools to build environments for testing and deploying quantitative strategies.
- Maintain low-latency, high-performance infrastructure for executing trades.
- Scale the infrastructure used to ingest data from over 10,000 sources every day.
- Partner with corporate teams to develop tools and systems that improve organizational productivity.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD program in a technical or quantitative field.
- Programming experience with Java, C, C++, Python, Ruby, Perl, or other languages that target the JVM.
- Experience working with large-scale systems.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- A focus on building quality software and a critical approach to technology.
Location & details#
- Location: New York, NY.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Modality: Hybrid work policy with flexible in-office days.
- Employment: Full-time internship.
- Compensation: Weekly base pay is $3,800 for Bachelors, $3,900 for Masters, and $4,200 for PhD students.
- Note: This position does not offer sponsorship.
About Two Sigma
Two Sigma is a quantitative investment management firm. It uses data science, artificial intelligence, and software development to manage assets. The company operates globally with its headquarters in New York. It employs over 2,400 people.
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