Intern - Portfolio Engineering, Capital Markets, CMIA (January 2027 - 8 months)

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan; Toronto; On-site; CAD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly pay $30–$36

Lunch & learns

Team-building events monthly

Employee discounts

Job summary

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is seeking an intern for its Capital Markets Investment Analytics (CMIA) team in Toronto for an 8-month term starting January 2027. You’ll help improve and extend the proprietary investment strategy codebase, working with portfolio managers on back-testing, execution, and attribution.

You will gain hands-on experience across asset classes, with mentorship from senior CMIA staff and exposure to automated trading, risk analysis, and performance attribution in a

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in quantitative discipline such as Engineering or Computer Science.
• Solid understanding of software engineering concepts and techniques, including design patterns, object-oriented programming, database, and version control systems.
• Strong interest in financial markets.
• Strong motivation to learn about systematic investment strategies and automated trading systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python, MATLAB, and JavaScript.
• Highly creative, entrepreneurial, and resourceful.
• Returning to studies after the work term is completed.

Responsibilities

• Improve and maintain the internal proprietary investment strategy codebase under senior guidance.
• Support investment functions including automated algorithmic trading and portfolio management.
• Investigate and attribute portfolio profit and loss to strategies and factors.
• Work on datasets including sourcing, cleaning, and visualization.
• Gain experience across asset classes such as equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities.
• Develop and optimize portfolio implementation infrastructure and analytical tools.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

JavaScript

Object-oriented programming

Design patterns

Database concepts

Version control

Education

Undergraduate or graduate program in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Git

Job description

The deadline to apply for this role is: Until 11:59 PM of September 21, 2026 The opportunity January 2027 - August 2027 Do you want to use your technical skills and curiosity about markets to work and build tools for a software-based trading portfolio? We are Capital Markets Investment Analytics (CMIA), an innovation-driven and centralized technology team within Capital Markets at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. We manage a broad and diversified set of portfolios and systematic applications. Development and maintenance of these applications require a unique combination of strong software skills and investment knowledge. We are looking for an intern to join our team this winter for an 8-month term. We are a team of software engineers that work closely with portfolio managers to help implement and support various portfolios and applications. Our applications consist of back-testing, execution, and attribution. Who you’ll work with CMIA is a team of 4, based in Toronto. You will work alongside investment professionals in a world-class portfolio engineering team with a focus on investment-related software applications. We work very closely in an open and collaborative environment. We are entrepreneurial, tight knit, and have a performance driven culture. You will be mentored and guided by senior members of the CMIA team.

What you’ll do

Improve and work on our internal proprietary investment strategy codebase under the guidance of senior colleagues in CMIA. The code you will work on directly supports investment functions including but not limited to: proprietary investment strategies, automated algorithmic trading, portfolio management, order management, risk analysis, automated reporting, profit and loss analysis, performance attribution, portfolio analytics, quantitative strategies research & implementation, regression tests, investment reporting. Proactively look for areas of improvement and bring new ideas to the team through analysis and research. Investigate and attribute portfolio profit and loss to various strategies and factors. Work on a variety of datasets (e.g., sourcing, cleaning, visualization). Gain experience in one or several asset classes, including equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. Contribute to the development and optimization of our portfolio implementation infrastructure and analytical tools.

What you’ll need

• To be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in quantitative discipline such as Engineering or Computer Science.
• Solid understanding of software engineering concepts and techniques, including design patterns, object-oriented programming, database, and version control systems.
• Strong interest in financial markets.
• Strong motivation to learn about systematic investment strategies and automated trading systems.
• Strong programming skills in a variety of modern programming languages, with a preference for Python, MATLAB, and JavaScript.
• Highly creative, entrepreneurial, and resourceful.
• You should be returning back to your studies after the work term is completed #LI-SS

What we’re offering

• The expected hourly range for this role is $30 - $36 depending on experience and qualifications.
• Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development, including lunch and learns
• Student led team building events on a monthly basis
• Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis

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