2024 Software Engineering (User Interface) Summer Internship

Schonfeld

Mar 18

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Software Engineering
New York City

Requirements

A student pursuing a degree in computer science or similar field
Someone who has demonstrated software engineering skills from previous internships, coding competitions, or publications
Interest and experience in web technologies, particularly React, Typescript, and CSS
Some basic knowledge of Git, API frameworks, and SQL databases
High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities
Interest in Capital Markets or Finance
Strong interest in taking ownership of their work
Strong analytical and organizational skills
Nice To Have:
Familiarity with Go
Experience with Helm, AWS, and Kubernetes.
Experience with testing technologies such as Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress

Responsibilities

During your internship with the User Interface team, you can expect to:
Implement and take ownership of production features across the full stack.
Write code with an eye towards improving user experience and maintaining high code quality standards.
Engage with and contribute to architecture discussion and project planning.
Leverage the Schonfeld design system to create aesthetic, functional UI.
What You’ll Do:
You’ll work alongside senior developers writing software that will improve the functionality, performance, stability, efficiency, and scalability of Schonfeld’s user interface platform. You will be assigned both a manager and mentor, participate in organized team-building events, lunch and learns, social activities, and network with senior management throughout the summer. You will be assigned summer-long projects that will be directly related to the work of the team you are assigned to, which you will present on at the completion of the program. Upon completion of the internship, you may be extended a full-time offer of employment.
We do not require prior experience in finance, but we do require a passion for software development and solving business problems. We will teach you what you may lack in business knowledge to help you complete your tasks.

Schonfeld

Finance

Industry

501-1000

Employees

1988

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a multi-manager platform that invests its capital with Internal and Partner portfolio managers, primarily on an exclusive or semi-exclusive basis, across four trading strategies; quantitative, fundamental equity, tactical trading and discretionary macro & fixed income. We have created a unique structure to provide global portfolio managers with autonomy, flexibility and support to best enable them to maximize the value of their businesses. Over the last 30 years, Schonfeld has successfully capitalized on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We have developed and invested heavily in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics and continue to capitalize on new opportunities. In 2021 we launched our newest strategy, discretionary macro & fixed income as part of the continual growth of Schonfeld’s investible universe. Our portfolio exposure has expanded across the Americas, Europe and Asia as well as multiple asset classes and products.