Software Engineer, Intern (Summer 2027)

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Aquatic was founded with a shared passion for tackling some of the most complex challenges in one of the worlds most competitive arenasglobal financial markets. From the very beginning we have been driven by a deep commitment to applying cutting-edge scientific research and technological innovation to deliver unparalleled performance. Our journey is one of continuous growth and exploration marked by a spirit of curiosity and relentless drive for excellence.

As a Software Engineering Intern at Aquatic you will join a fast-moving team building high-performance distributed systems that power our research and trading infrastructure. Youll work closely with experienced engineers and quants to design tools improve system reliability and optimize our platform for low-latency high-throughput data processing. This is a hands-on impactful roleyour work will directly influence live systems and research workflows.

Requirements:

Active student pursuing a BS MS or PhD in mathematics statistics machine learning physics computer science or other scientific disciplines with an expected graduation date between Fall 2027 and Spring 2028.
Solid programming skills in Python and/or C
Strong understanding of algorithms systems and computer architecture
Curiosity about how things work and a desire to build systems that do things better
Ability to thrive in a collaborative fast-paced environment
Learn software design and testing techniques such as Refactoring and Test Driven Development

Candidate qualities:

Strong bias for action
Driven by accountability and internal urgency
Desire to independently seek best solutions
Preference for working in a team that focuses on delivering results aligned with Research goals
Comfortable providing and receiving actionable feedback in a collaborative team setting
Motivated by an ambitious environment and driven colleagues

Benefits:

Benefits: For full-time employees fully paid medical dental and vision for employees and dependents competitive 401k plan employer-paid life & disability insurance
Perks: Wellness programs casual dress snacks lunch game room team and company events
Development: Open environment to maximize learning and knowledge sharing
Time: Generous PTO paid holidays competitive paid caregiver leaves

Aquatic Capital

This role represents a unique opportunity to join a quantitative investment manager in its early stage of growth. The firms culture will be shaped by collaboration meritocracy ambition and calm determination.

Aquatic is a proud equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity/expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Required Experience:

Intern