The Role
We are seeking a highly exceptional individual to join our team as a software engineering summer intern on our DMFI Technology team in our London office. The DMFI Technology team equips DMFI’s (Discretionary Macro and Fixed Income) investment teams with fit-for-purpose solutions including live and historical market data pipelines, delivery of quant analytics, and self-serve P&L/risk access across Excel, APIs, and web. In short, we deliver the data, tools, and infrastructure that turn investment ideas into informed, alpha-generating trades.
What You’ll Do
As an intern you will work alongside senior developers on the DMFI Technology team to build software that integrates with our analytics library and powers both live and historical market-data pipelines—tools that enable Portfolio Managers to make informed investment decisions.
For example:
- Work with live ticking market data from multiple providers and make it available to users within milliseconds
- Build efficient time-series historical datasets for rapid trading analysis
- Enhance every stage of the data lifecycle—ingest ➜ clean ➜ store ➜ analyse ➜ deliver
- Contribute to P&L and risk data pipelines that give PMs real-time and historical visibility into their exposures
- Own a summer-long analytics project that will be deployed to production and used by the business
What You’ll Bring
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in a quantitative or technical field such as mathematics, physics, engineering, economics, or finance (ideally with one year left in your academic program)
- Proficiency in Python; familiarity with Java is a plus
- Understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
- Exposure to real-time data-streaming technologies is advantageous
- Interest or coursework in capital markets / finance
Our Internship
Kick-start your career in finance with the Schonfeld Summer Internship! Over the course of 10 action-packed weeks, you will have the opportunity to build solutions that tackle real-world challenges and leave a lasting impact on the firm. As an intern, you’ll join a close-knit team that is ready to support your growth and accelerate your career. We will pair you with a dedicated manager and a mentor who’ll guide your development over the course of the internship and beyond. Throughout the program, you will have the chance to connect with senior leaders through a series of learning sessions, attend hands-on skills workshops, network at social events and get a behind-the-scenes look at how various functions power the firm. We’ll empower you to bring your ideas to life and make an impact.
Who We Are
Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We draw from decades of experience and a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics to invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.
Our Culture
At Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls.
Top Skills
What We Do
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a global multi-manager platform that invests its capital with Internal and Partner portfolio managers, primarily on an exclusive or semi-exclusive basis, across quantitative, fundamental equity and tactical trading strategies. 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 equity markets. We have developed and invested heavily in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics. Our portfolio exposure has expanded across the Americas, Europe and Asia as well as multiple asset classes and products. We look for ways to align the interests of investors, investment professionals and the firm, highlighted by the opportunity for investment professionals to co-invest in our funds and their individual strategies.
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