Summer Internship - Technical

VIRTU Financial Inc., City of Westminster

Summer Internship - Technical

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VIRTU Financial Inc., City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • U
  • Onsite working
  • Graduate programme

Posted today, 27 Aug | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: b9bdb814b4e84216bf29b91dff65e6a5

Location ref: City of Westminster

Full Job Description

  • Become a multi-faceted Financial Services professional, joining a global team engaging with a wide range of vendors and institutional and retail clients
  • Receive an in-depth education on global financial markets and apply knowledge to a spectrum of Virtu's products and services- combining technology with business needs
  • Work alongside a select technical team to solve client queries and improve our products
  • Contribute to day to day tasks, such as automating workflows, investigating execution based questions and researching/building key processes

    Entering final year of school, or students expected to be ready for full time employment between December 2027 - June 2028
  • Excellent academic background (all subjects welcome)
  • Outstanding quantitative problem-solving skills and mathematical aptitude
  • Some programming experience is required (Python, SQL, Java or C++ are a plus)
  • A physicaliser; 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 capable of working towards collective goals
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and can easily build new interpersonal relationships

    Virtu Financial is an industry-leading financial technology firm that operates both proprietary trading and client-facing businesses in the global financial marketplace.
  • Our unique culture combines the creativity of a fast paced start up, with the stability of a disciplined financial services firm. We have fun, work hard and strive to be virtuous in all we do. Virtu Execution Services (VES) comprises of the firm's client-facing business encompassing, Brokerage, Analytics and Workflow technology. The increased technical roles under VES include Algo Development, Technology Support, and Analytics.

  • To work in a organisationally flat structure with an entrepreneurial environment.
  • Be part of a single team of professionals committed to excellence, passionate about continually learning, improving and raising the bar
  • A firm committed to create an inclusive, equitable, and supportive environment to individuals from all backgrounds
  • A community that values hard work as well as work-life balance and provides comprehensive benefits.
  • An open environment to explore and implement new ideas, and take ownership of team initiatives from the start

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/summer-internship-technical-127258851