Trading Systems Intern 2025 - MarketAxess : Job Details

About Us

MarketAxess is on a journey to digitally transform one of the world's largest financial markets, enabling the shift from analog, phone-based trading to a fully electronic marketplace. Why does this matter? Because our platform makes trading fixed-income more accessible, ultimately improving transparency, efficiency, and competition in the marketplace. Changing the way an established industry transacts is no easy feat. There will be twists and turns, because no one's ever done this before. But now, more than 2,000 clients around the world rely on our solutions, and that number is only expected to grow in the years ahead. We know where we're going. How we get there is up to us. Join us and help Take Us There.

The Role

In this position, you will be part of a 9-week Global Intern program, where you will work with other developers, architects, test engineers and product management in the development of real-time fixed income trading systems.  You'll be a part of our Pragma team, which powers a quantitative trading platform and specializes in algorithmic and analytical services.

How You'll Help Take Us There

• Join a development team where you will be under supervision of technologists and participate in team scrum meetings.
• Understand business requirements and how to translate them into technical designs.
• Work on a software project that solves a real need for MarketAxess
• Participate in software design, development, testing, bug-fixes, and code reviews.
• Implement features and/or tools related to electronic trading in capital markets.
• See your creation come into existence and use by the end of the summer program.

What We're Looking for

• Currently enrolled in a full-time bachelor's or master's degree program in mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, or similar from an accredited college or university. This internship is intended for students with 1-2 semesters to complete until their degree is conferred.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States permanently without employment visa sponsorship required now or in the future. 
• Experience programming in Java.
• Understanding of data structures and algorithms, OO programming, Design Patterns.
• Familiarity with Linux command line and scripting.
• Self-organized, curious, motivated to seek out solutions to problems independently.
• Ability to function well in a fast-paced environment, and deal with changing priorities.

For job positions in NYC, NY, and other locations where required, the estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $35.00 USD to $45.00 USD per hour. Actual salary may vary depending on job-related factors, which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

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