Jump Trading - Chicago, IL
posted 16 days ago
About the position
Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems. About the Web Dev / UI Software Engineer Internship: Our Core Dev software engineering internship is an intensive 10-week experience at Jump Trading.
Responsibilities
- Use advanced Javascript, Python, and modern Web frameworks to build Web-based applications that interact with several components of our real-time trading platform.
- Work on production code and gain experience with our full-cycle process for development, testing, and release using Agile methodologies.
- Take on projects as assigned.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience and a high level of proficiency in web development using Python and Javascript.
- Python development experience on Linux platform.
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and threading models.
- Ability to work with a team in a fast-paced environment, deploying new software daily.
- Passion for solving complex problems and learning to build optimal solutions from scratch.
- Reliable and predictable availability.
Nice-to-haves
- Past internship or job experience in a software development role is a plus.
- No finance or economics study or work experience required.
