Who We Are
Cross River builds the infrastructure behind the world’s most innovative financial products. Our technology and capital solutions power payments, cards, lending, and digital asset capabilities that move money safely, instantly, and inclusively — trusted by leading fintechs, enterprises, and disruptors across the globe.
Our mission is simple: to build the financial infrastructure that expands access and opportunity for all. Guided by a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and purpose, Cross River has been named one of American Banker’s Best Places to Work in Fintech year after year. Whether you’re designing code, solving regulatory puzzles, or developing strategy, you’ll join a team where innovation and integrity drive everything we do — and where your work helps shape the future of finance.
What We're Looking For
Cross River is looking to hire new talent for our 8-week summer internship program beginning in June 2026. Cross River has developed a customized, project-based program where we strive to individualize each student’s experience based on their unique skill set and career choice. This program is designed for graduate students in mathematical or financial fields. The intern will have the opportunity to sharpen skills with portfolio analysis, quantitative research and modeling, along with technical skills like Python, SQL, and AWS.
The intern will gain direct exposure to the leading fintech platforms in the consumer lending space. The ideal candidate will be passionate about wanting to understand how these fintech companies operate and will possess a diverse skillset, as well as deep curiosity with a willingness to learn.
Responsibilities:
- Develop analytical solutions and tools to support the Trade Desk with pricing requests & ad-hoc analysis for Live Deals. Help create reporting visualizations for different areas of business
- Assist in conducting quantitative research by evaluating new methodologies & writing production-ready code
- Deliver other portfolio management tools and data science products to help grow different functions
- Facilitate due diligence and data requests from investors. Support industry thematic research
Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Financial Engineering, Financial Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Math, Computer Science, Economics, or any other quantitative field
- Strong analytical skills and an interest in building a career in Quantitative Finance. Any progress towards quantitative/general finance certifications like CQF, ARPM, CFA, FRM is a plus
- Fluency in Excel & Programming - Python & SQL
- Basic understanding of Capital Markets, Securitizations, Consumer Credit products is a plus
- Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
- Detail-oriented, excellent communication skills – written & verbal
- Ability to grasp & explore new concepts that may be unfamiliar
This internship will have a hybrid schedule in our Fort Lee, NJ office.
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Hourly Rate: $15.00 - $25.00
Cross River is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cross River does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
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What We Do
Cross River provides technology infrastructure powering the future of financial services. Leveraging a proprietary real-time banking core, Cross River delivers innovative and scalable embedded payments, cards, lending, and crypto solutions to millions of consumers and businesses. Cross River is backed by leading investors and serves the world’s most essential fintech and technology companies. Together with its partners, Cross River is reshaping global finance and financial inclusion. Member FDIC.
