Electronic Trading Associate Internship Program 2024

Barclays

Oct 13, 2023

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Off-cycle Internship
Data
$140K
New York

Requirements

be working towards a PhD or Master’s in a technical discipline such as statistics, computer science, mathematics, physics, quantitative finance, operations research or similar
be on track to complete your degree between December 2024 – May 2025.
Who thrives here:
people with strong logical thinking, problem solving, mathematical aptitude
people with exceptional computational thinking and strong programming skills in JAVA/C++, R, Python or similar programming languages
communication skills and a teamwork mentality are key in this role.

Responsibilities

As an Electronic Trading intern, you’ll take your first steps in the extremely challenging and fascinating world of algorithmic trading & data science. Working with a broad spectrum of colleagues, you’ll learn how data science fits into our business. What’s more, you’ll help our team to turn mathematical and algorithmic ideas into trading reality.
Our program runs in two streams – Research and Engineering. This allows us to align you with problems tailored to your skill sets and interests. In the Research stream, you will spend time modeling research, prototyping your theory and testing how it can function in various scenarios. The Engineering stream will allow you to code and learn how theory is converted into practice. Your pieces of code could even be delivered into a production style environment.
In this intensely computing-based role, you could get involved in:
learning to use statistical models and algorithmic coding in practice
test practical machine learning techniques
researching and implementing new models
expanding our computational platform by helping solve complex software development problems.
How you’ll develop:
Throughout the summer, our support will help you deliver your best work. In our team-driven environment, you’ll find that mentoring happens naturally and friendships are easy to form. Mentors will guide your progress, and networking and social events will provide a fully rounded experience.
As part of your summer experience, you’ll receive performance feedback. By the time the summer’s over, you’ll walk away with a solid understanding of eTrading business, our culture and your potential place within it. We invite top-performing, eligible summer associates to join us full-time after graduation.

Barclays

Barclays is a British multinational bank offering personal, corporate, and investment banking services worldwide.

Finance

Industry

10,001+

Employees

1690

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group. With over 325 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 40 countries and employs approximately 83,500 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. Barclays is a trading name of Barclays Bank PLC and its subsidiaries. Barclays Bank PLC is registered in England and is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Registered in England. Registered No. 1026167. Registered office: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP.