About the role#
The Digital Infrastructure internship is a nine-week, on-site program at our New York headquarters. You will join our Digital Infrastructure team to work on real products and problems alongside our engineers and product leads. This role involves balancing technical research with strategic project work to support our blockchain infrastructure business.
What you'll do#
- Become a technical and strategic expert on blockchain infrastructure and on-chain protocols, including staking, DeFi, and tokenization.
- Partner with our Staking, DeFi, Tokenization, Edge, and GK8 teams to support our operating business.
- Own a scoped project from start to finish and present your final results to the team.
- Create new products and processes to expand our infrastructure suite.
- Use data and AI-assisted tools to speed up research, analysis, and prototyping.
- Conduct core research and propose new product suites based on your findings.
What you'll need#
- Undergraduate or master's students graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
- Interest in the cryptocurrency ecosystem and a history of building on-chain personal projects, such as DeFi, tokenization, or node infrastructure.
- Strong critical thinking skills and a proactive, entrepreneurial spirit.
- Comfort working across multiple teams in an iterative environment.
- Master's students must have fewer than two years of relevant, full-time work experience. PhD and JD students are not eligible.
- Preferred qualifications include a degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, physics, economics, or engineering.
- Preferred technical skills include Python, SQL, Solidity, Rust, and an understanding of AI and agentic workflows.
Location & details#
- Location: New York, New York.
- Term: Summer 2027 (June 7th to August 6th).
- Modality: On-site.
- Compensation: This is a paid internship at a rate of $55 per hour.
About Galaxy
Galaxy operates in the financial services sector with a focus on digital assets and data center infrastructure. The company provides institutional platforms for trading, asset management, and tokenization. It also manages data centers to support artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. Founded in 2018, the firm is based in New York City and employs between 501 and 1,000 people. It maintains a presence in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
How to get in at Galaxy
Securing an internship at Galaxy requires a proactive approach to the application process. Because early applicants often receive more attention from hiring teams, Intern Insider sends an instant alert the moment a role matching your target is published anywhere, ensuring you apply among the first before the pile grows. Reaching out to the right people can also make a significant difference in your visibility. Intern Insider surfaces the recruiters behind the company's roles so you can reach out directly to ask about the position or a referral, which materially improves response rates.
