Virtu's internship program offers students an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the firm and the world’s financial markets. We have built a thoughtful and challenging curriculum that introduces students to all aspects of Virtu's business through a company-curated global training week, real world development projects to complete and engaging social events to get to know our team and culture.
- Location: Singapore
- Dates: 10 week program, starting June 7th 2027- August 13th 2027 (with some flexibility if needed).
- Training: Ongoing training throughout the summer and a training week held in Singapore.
- Projects: Real problems to solve throughout the program. Interns will work from a list of projects and have several senior mentors throughout the summer program.
- Perks: Daily Breakfast, Lunch Allowance, Transport Allowance, Onsite Gym & Workout Classes, Massage Sessions, Social Events
Our Site Reliability/Core Operations Engineers operate at a high-level in a Linux environment to solve complex technical problems and work with traders and exchanges to understand market micro-structure. A strong interest in technology and the markets is a must. This is a unique internship opportunity to become an integral part of a fast-paced electronic trading environment.
As an intern, you will complete a variety of challenging Core Operations projects. You'll work alongside our senior team in managing the deployment, maintenance, and enhancement of a sophisticated electronic trading system operating on hundreds of venues around the world. This is a rare opportunity for students to learn first hand about our external trading connections, counter party support to risk management and system triage/optimization.
REQUIREMENTS
- Rising juniors, or students expected to be ready for full time employment between December 2027 - June 2028
- Excellent working knowledge of Linux environments
- Competence in at least one programming language – preferably Python / Bash / Perl / Go or similar.
- Ability to be cool under pressure and at ease in high-stress, time-sensitive environments
- Interest in high transaction environments and/or low-latency systems.
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong academic record
- Technical agility; interest in innovative technologies
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
- Working with financial systems or knowledge of the global financial market place
- Experience with SQL
- Experience with configuration management platforms (i.e. Ansible, Puppet or Salt)
- Knowledge of networking, both TCP and UDP
Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Skills Required
- Rising junior or student available for full-time between Dec 2027 - Jun 2028
- Excellent working knowledge of Linux environments
- Competence in at least one programming language (preferably Python, Bash, Perl, Go or similar)
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and work in time-sensitive environments
- Interest in high-transaction environments and/or low-latency systems
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong academic record
- Technical agility and interest in innovative technologies
- Working with financial systems or knowledge of global financial markets
- Experience with SQL
- Experience with configuration management platforms (Ansible, Puppet, Salt)
- Knowledge of networking (TCP and UDP)
Virtu Financial Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests core coverage is comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life, and disability. Official materials and third‑party overviews consistently describe strong health-related protections.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO alongside paid holidays, sick and bereavement leave, and parental/family leave are highlighted across multiple overviews. These time‑off elements form a notable part of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Perks such as free meals/snacks, commuter benefits, gym access, and occasional onsite services (e.g., massages, haircuts) enhance the day‑to‑day experience. Availability of these amenities is emphasized particularly in certain offices.
Virtu Financial Insights
What We Do
Virtu is a leading financial firm that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets and innovative, transparent trading solutions to our clients. We combine our market structure expertise and execution technology to provide deep liquidity and competitive bids and offers in over 19,000 securities, at over 235 venues in 36 countries and unrivaled execution technology to our clients, while creating more efficient and stable markets worldwide. We strongly believe that transparency enables market participants to make better, more informed decisions while making markets more efficient. We strictly adhere to our core set of client values with each and every trade: Transparency, Reliability & Virtue.
