Systems: Technologist Intern (London) - Summer 2024

D. E. Shaw

Jun 1, 2023

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Software Engineering
London

Requirements

Applicants should be working toward a degree in computer science, computer engineering, or another technical discipline.
Well-developed verbal and written communication skills are a must, as are proven organizational and time management abilities.
A solid foundation in computer science—with competence in algorithms, software development, or systems infrastructure—is beneficial in this role. Exposure to Python is a plus.
Practical experience in one of our focus areas (Windows, Linux/UNIX, or database management) is also a plus but not required.
In keeping with our firm’s culture and the ever-changing nature of our work, we’re more interested in talent, curiosity, and motivation than we are in any particular skill or experience.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities may include full stack web development, building automation solutions for software and hardware deployments, administration of various infrastructure-level systems, and/or developing automation and efficiency improvements for all platforms.
Specific projects will be matched to your interests and experience; recent examples include building automation for operating system upgrades, optimizing and automating large-scale infrastructure operations, enhancing our security information and event management systems, and collaborating with both technologists and other teams to enhance and deploy a full stack web app for firmwide use.

D. E. Shaw

Finance

Industry

1001-5000

Employees

1988

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

The D. E. Shaw group is trusted by investors across the world to manage their assets by seeking the optimal balance of risk and reward. While we’re known as a pioneer in quantitative investing, we also have considerable expertise in areas that involve fundamental analysis or portfolio manager discretion. We use a combination of quantitative and qualitative tools to uncover independent, hard-to-find sources of return across global public and private markets. Founded in 1988 over a small bookstore in downtown New York City, the D. E. Shaw group began with six employees and $28 million in capital and quickly became a pioneer in computational finance. In the early days of exposed pipes and extension cords, tripping on a cable could take out our whole trading system. Today, the firm has more than 2,000 people around the globe and an institutional-grade (and trip-proof) infrastructure, but we still value creativity, entrepreneurship, and the spirit of discovery.