Software Engineer Intern - (Summer 2026)

Reposted 13 Days Ago
Berkeley, CA
Hybrid
2-5 Annually
Internship
Financial Services
The Role
The intern will design and develop complex systems, owning projects and working closely with machine learning researchers and engineers.
Summary Generated by Built In
We are seeking passionate software engineers who can tackle hard problems in a high-stakes environment. You should be a highly motivated individual who can push a project through to completion, as well as demonstrate excellence in designing clean, robust software.  
 
The Voleon Group is a quantitative hedge fund headquartered in Berkeley, CA. We apply statistical machine learning to get an edge in highly competitive, fast-moving financial markets. We employ world-class engineering and research talent to solve financial prediction problems.
 
At Voleon, software engineers design and build complex, high-performance systems such as:
   - Real-time trading systems
   - Large-scale distributed data processing
   - Research infrastructure to develop the next generation of machine learning models
   - and much more
 
You will have the opportunity to work closely with machine learning researchers, trading staff, and engineers.  You will gain exposure to the full “finance stack," learning about a broad range of areas including machine learning, the mechanics of institutional trading, market execution dynamics, and more.

We are open to accepting interns who can start in either summer, fall, or winter of 2026. 

Responsibilities

  • Designing complex systems.
  • Take on a lot of responsibility very quickly.  You will “own” your work (passionately).

Requirements

  • Availability to work a full-time internship during the summer, fall, or winter of 2026
  • Expected to graduate in 2027
  • Hands-on experience writing code: You have built something significant.  You understand how to write modular, maintainable, well-organized, and thoughtfully structured code.
  • Mastery of Computer Science fundamentals.
  • Modern software practices: You are comfortable using Linux, git, and mainstream databases.  
  • You are familiar with cloud infrastructure.
  • You are incredibly good at at least one thing.
  • You are eager to work in diverse teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • You have built significant open source software

Equal Opportunity Employer
 
The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.


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The Company
HQ: Berkeley, CA
169 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Founded in 2007 by two machine learning scientists, The Voleon Group is a quantitative hedge fund headquartered in Berkeley, CA. We are committed to solving large-scale financial prediction problems with statistical machine learning.

The Voleon Group combines an academic research culture with an emphasis on scalable architectures to deliver technology at the forefront of investment management. Many of our employees hold doctorates in statistics, computer science, and mathematics, among other quantitative disciplines.

Voleon's CEO holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford and previously founded and led a successful technology startup. Our Chief Investment Officer and Head of Research is Statistics faculty at UC Berkeley, where he earned his Ph.D. Voleon prides itself on cultivating an office environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, and open thinking. We are committed to excellence in all aspects of our research and operations, while maintaining a culture of intellectual curiosity and flexibility.

The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

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