Software Engineer Intern

Job Description:

Building trusted markets — powered by our people.

At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world.

Cboe interns work with a variety of staff across multiple departments and have the opportunity to put their skills to work in their field of interest, while learning about Exchange technology and operations through our robust Options Institute courses.

The three main foundational pillars of our internship program are: develop, educate and network. We want to ensure each of our interns receive a real-world working experience that encourages academic, professional and personal growth.

Candidates should be versatile, eager and able to work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive financial and technical environment. Our interns will have the flexibility of working 2 days remotely, and 3 days in office per week at one of our state-of-the-art offices in Chicago, Kansas City, and New York City. To be eligible for this internship, applicants must be enrolled in a university or college program and should not be scheduled to graduate before December of the internship year. Our internship program runs from June to August and you will wrap up your internship with a final presentation and retreat. Visit our student page for more information about our internship program!

The Cboe/Hanweck team is hiring a Software Engineer Intern, Data Vantage

Cboe/Hanweck is looking for a Software Engineer Intern who is looking for a new challenge in the financial technology services industry. Cboe/Hanweck operates a large-scale data environment with petabytes of market and analytic data and generates real-time data in time-frames from milliseconds to minutes. This is an opportunity to work within a team of people with experience in financial markets, computer and data science, and with a keen interest in discovering new sources of information for financial markets.

Your responsibilities and learning objectives will be:

• Develop and implement quantitative software applications to process and analyze real-time financial market data in a high-performance computing environment
• Maintain and optimize existing software applications, and recommend and implement improvements
• Write technical specifications, project plans, and technical documentation; translate business requirements into functional specifications and project plans
• Regular communication with management and technical colleagues
• Processing, collecting and analyzing financial market data, including high frequency real-time pricing data and reference data
• Monitor and improve the quality of analytical data generated from our applications; develop/work with reference data team to add or modify reference data sources
• Work with product managers and business development team to write documentation, technical specifications, project plans and sales material for our data and applications

The ideal candidate has:

• Must be currently enrolled in a BA/BS program in STEM and should not be scheduled to graduate before December of the internship year.
• STEM background with an interest in financial markets, derivatives pricing, quantitative modeling, and risk analytics.
• Must have strong programming skills in C++ and/or Java; functional programming skills in SQL; working knowledge of R, Python/NumPy, MatLab, or similar language for working with data and performing scientific computing is a plus.  Programming in CUDA is a plus.

You’ll really stand out with:

• Financial markets experience a plus (market data, reference data, risk).
• Strong Linux background is a plus.
• Strong ability to work within a global team, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive compensation
• Flexible, hybrid work environment, 3 days in office, 2 days remote, per week.
• 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire.

Some of our employees’ favorite benefits and perks include:

• Daily complimentary in-office lunch from local restaurants
• Endless free coffee and snacks to fuel your workday
• Monthly in office networking events and happy hours
• Associate Resource Groups (ARGs) and affinity groups for support and community building

More About Cboe Global Markets

We’re reimagining the future of the workplace by focusing on what matters most, our people.  Our journey is an inclusive one. We’re investing deeply in leadership programs and career development initiatives that ensure everyone has an equal chance to succeed. We celebrate the diversity in our communities, inside and out, and welcome new perspectives with equity, inclusion and belonging.

We work with purpose, solving problems with ingenuity, collaboration, and a lot  of passion. We’re an engaged and excited team connecting markets across borders and embracing growth in all its forms to achieve incredible outcomes.

Learn more about life at Cboe on our website, LinkedIn, and our student page for more information about our internship program!

Equal Employment Opportunity

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees’ differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status.

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