Software Engineer Intern - (Summer 2027)

The Voleon Group is a quantitative hedge fund headquartered in Berkeley, CA. We apply statistical machine learning to get an edge in highly competitive, fast-moving financial markets. We employ world-class engineering and research talent to solve financial prediction problems.

We are seeking passionate software engineers who can tackle hard problems in a high-stakes environment. You should be a highly motivated individual who can push a project through to completion, as well as demonstrate excellence in designing clean, robust software.

At Voleon, software engineers design and build complex, high-performance systems such as:

• Real-time trading systems
• Large-scale distributed data processing
• Research infrastructure to develop the next generation of machine learning models
• and much more

You will have the opportunity to work closely with machine learning researchers, trading staff, and engineers.  You will gain exposure to the full “finance stack," learning about a broad range of areas including machine learning, the mechanics of institutional trading, market execution dynamics, and more.

We are open to accepting interns who can start in summer 2027.

Responsibilities

• Designing complex systems.
• Take on a lot of responsibility very quickly.  You will “own” your work (passionately).

Requirements

• Expected to graduate in 2028
• Hands-on experience writing code: You have built something significant. You understand how to write modular, maintainable, well-organized, and thoughtfully structured code.
• Mastery of Computer Science fundamentals.
• Modern software practices: You are comfortable using Linux, git, and mainstream databases.
• You are familiar with cloud infrastructure.
• You are incredibly good at at least one thing.
• You are eager to work in diverse teams.
• You are available to work a full-time internship during the summer, fall, or winter of 2027.