Quantitative Developer Intern

Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998. Tower has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. We have a 25 year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities.

Tower is home to some of the worlds best systematic trading and engineering talent. We empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large global organization.

Engineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming FPGA technology hardware acceleration and machine learning. Our ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality scalability and performance.

At Tower every employee plays a role in our success. Our Business Support teams are essential to building and maintaining the platform that powers everything we do combining market access data compute and research infrastructure with risk management compliance and a full suite of business services. Our Business Support teams enable our trading and engineering teams to perform at their best.

At Tower employees will find a stimulating results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential.

• Iterating quickly with on-site quantitative researchers on research processes to improve the P&L of the desks quantitative trading strategies
• Developing Python tools used across the research process
• Designing full-stack workflows with quantitative researchers to help evaluate and improve on trading strategies

• Final-year bachelors or masters student in computer science engineering applied mathematics or a related field
• Availabilityfor a 10-week internship
• Strong interest in quantitative finance and software development
• Solid foundation in Python programming with exposure to libraries such as NumPy Pandas or Polars through coursework or personal projects
• Demonstrated curiosity problem-solving ability and a desire to grow in a fast-paced collaborative and intellectually demanding environment
• Good communication skills and willingness to work as part of a distributed team
• Exposure to C and/or scripting languages (e.g. Bash) is a plus
• Interest in learning about large-scale systems workflow orchestration and production-grade software engineering practices

Towers headquarters are in the historic Equitable Building right in the heart of NYCs Financial District and our impact is global with over a dozen offices around the world.

At Tower we believe work should be both challenging and enjoyable. That is why we foster a culture where smart driven people thrive without the egos. Our open concept workplace casual dress code and well-stocked kitchens reflect the value we place on a friendly collaborative environment where everyone is respected and great ideas win.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive compensation package
• Free breakfast lunch and snacks daily
• Exciting networking and social events

At Tower youll find a collaborative and welcoming culture a diverse team and a workplace that values both performance and enjoyment. No unnecessary hierarchy. No ego. Just great people doing great work together.

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.