Internship - Trading Applications Software Engineer (Front-end) at Virtu Financial Singapore

New York, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Mar, 26

Salary

5300.0

Posted On

03 Dec, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, React, Angular, Node, REST, WebSockets, Python, Java, C++, Quantitative Problem-Solving, Mathematical Aptitude, Team Player, Initiative

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Virtu is an industry-leading financial technology firm that operates both proprietary trading and client-facing businesses in the global financial marketplace. Our cutting edge, proprietary technology is core to everything we do. We trade in over 35 countries, across 235 financial exchanges and over 25% of retail order flow in the US. is serviced by Virtu. Our team is a dedicated group of traders, quants and developers that are inspired by the unique and exciting challenges we solve every day. Our culture combines the creativity of a fast paced start up, with the stability of a disciplined financial services firm. We are a flat organization and encourage our people to innovate and lean on their teammates for support and collaboration. We have fun, work hard and strive to be virtuous in all we do. UI DEVELOPER INTERNSHIP Virtu's internship program offers students an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the firm and the world’s financial markets. We have built a thoughtful and challenging curriculum that introduces students to all aspects of Virtu's business through a company-curated global training week, real world development projects to complete and engaging social events to get to know our team and culture. Location: New York Dates: 10 week program, starting June 8th, 2026 - August 14th, 2026 (with flexibility if needed) Training: Ongoing training throughout the summer and a training week held in New York or Austin Projects: Real problems to solve throughout the program. Interns will work from a list of projects and have several senior mentors throughout the summer program. Perks (varies by location): Onsite Gym & workout classes, Onsite Barista, weekly happy hours/social events, Breakfast & Lunch, Transportation Our development team is a highly talented group of versatile software engineers. These engineers are responsible for the design, development and optimization of our proprietary, low-latency trading systems as well as our propriety trading algorithms. This team also creates powerful trading tools, which facilitate all trading stages of our high-performance system which is deployed in financial marketplaces around the world. As an intern on the UI team, you will complete a variety of challenging development projects. You'll work alongside our senior full-stack team to improve scalability, performance and efficiency of our cutting edge trading interfaces and real-time data analytics, with a focus on front-end development and user experience. This is a rare opportunity for students to learn first hand how to design and architect a trading GUI for scale and to support the massive amounts of data that flow through Virtu's trading systems daily. REQUIREMENTS Rising juniors, or students expected to be ready for full time employment between December 2026 - June 2027 Excellent academic background in STEM or related field Strong programming skills in web client languages (JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS) Familiarity with web client frameworks (React, Angular, Node), remote API design and architecture (REST, WebSockets) Experience with Python, Java or C++ a plus Outstanding quantitative problem‐solving skills and mathematical aptitude Being comfortable with a wide variety of projects (frontend/backend, different programming languages) A physicalizer; a person who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction or fanfare Highly motivated and tenacious individual, with a proven ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team Team player: authentic, genuine person who is capable of working collective goals. THE PROCESS After applicants pass an initial resume screening, an online programming test will be emailed to you via HackerRank. Upon review, we will reach out to arrange next steps. We are looking forward to meeting you! Salary Range: $5,000 - $5,300 weekly (salary range is exclusive of sign on bonuses, housing, meals, benefits or any other forms of compensation) Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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Responsibilities

As an intern on the UI team, you will complete a variety of challenging development projects. You'll work alongside our senior full-stack team to improve scalability, performance, and efficiency of our trading interfaces and real-time data analytics.