Campus Systems Engineer (Intern)

About the role#

This 10-week internship provides experience working with frontline technology teams responsible for managing, monitoring, and improving the real-time trading environment. You will work alongside systems and network engineers to gain technical and operational knowledge across the trading platform and technology stack.

What you'll do#

• Proactively monitor the overall health and performance of the trading platform.
• Analyze and troubleshoot complex system, software, and networking infrastructure issues.
• Design, implement, and optimize network infrastructure for proprietary low-latency trading applications.
• Build automation to manage and improve the production trading environment.
• Manage and assess the operational risk of change control into the production environment.
• Define and document processes and procedures while coordinating with risk management and trading teams.

What you'll need#

• Current major in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• Experience working with Linux/UNIX operating systems, including advanced commands and shell scripts.
• Practical working knowledge of Python.
• Understanding of networking concepts such as routing, multicast, and ethernet.
• Ability to operate and communicate clearly under pressure.
• A detail-oriented approach to operations and a collaborative mindset.

Location & details#

• Location: Chicago, Illinois.
• Term: Summer 2026.
• Modality: On-site.
• Employment type: Full-time.
• Compensation: Paid internship.