Internship: Quantitative Software Engineer (m/f/d)

finccam investment GmbH; München; Vor Ort; EUR 20.000 - 30.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Attractive compensation

Work from home flexibility

Modern tech stack

Zusammenfassung

A leading investment firm in Munich is offering an Internship for a Quantitative Software Engineer. In this role, you will implement software infrastructure for quantitative trading and manage extensive financial research. The ideal candidate is curious, motivated, and has a strong foundational knowledge in a quantitative field, along with programming skills in languages like R or Python. This internship provides a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative financial solutions and collaborate with an experienced team in a dynamic environment.

Qualifikationen

• Curious and highly motivated to understand asset management.
• Able to work efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in at least one programming language.

Aufgaben

• Implement software infrastructure for quantitative trading and financial research.
• Focus on core computation engine for financial logic.
• Manage full development lifecycle from ideation to delivery.

Kenntnisse

Programming in R

Algorithmic investment strategies

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Efficient coding

Ausbildung

Quantitative degree (Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, Physics, Finance, or related)

Tools

Python

C#

Azure

Jobbeschreibung

Internship: Quantitative Software Engineer (m/f/d)

Become part of our engineering team in Munich and actively shape the further development of our innovative investment platform. We are looking for a motivated working student who is keen to leverage modern technologies and explore new avenues in asset management with us.

finccam delivers holistic investment solutions in simplicity and perfection. Our core competencies lie in the overall portfolio construction and the management of risk premia strategies as well as risk management strategies. These services are enabled by finccam central – our proprietary cloud-based investment platform.

Our greatest asset is our team: we combine the excellence of results with the motto of working among friends. In order to achieve outstanding results, we focus on the working atmosphere, the team, and individual advancement.

Are you ready to join us on our journey?

Your contribution

• You implement software infrastructure for quantitative trading and financial research, ensuring highest reliability and robustness.
• You focus on our core computation engine, which comprises all our financial business logic, from algorithmic investment strategies to risk analytics.
• Your work enables our portfolio managers and researchers to contribute their deep financial expertise to our platform.
• You are responsible for the full development lifecycle from ideation to delivery and maintenance.
• You simplify, improve and automate repeated tasks and processes, ensuring everyone can contribute their most creative and meaningful work.

About you

• You are curious and highly motivated to understand asset management business processes and workflows.
• You excel academically in a quantitative degree program (Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, Physics, Finance, or a related field).
• You can organize yourself efficiently, learn new things quickly, and thrive under minimal supervision.
• You have already worked in larger software projects, e.g., through internships, freelance projects, or within your study program.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (like R, Python, Go, Rust, C++, C#, Java, Kotlin, or comparable language). You are open to learn and work with R for a substantial fraction of your time. Our core computation engine is written in R.
• You write reliable, efficient, and maintainable code that handles edge cases and errors gracefully, minimizes unnecessary complexity, and scales with the realities of database and system performance.
• Expertise in finance is a plus, but not a requirement. You will pick up the relevant domain knowledge on the job.
• You are business fluent in English or German.

What we offer

• A modern tech stack, utilizing Python, R, C#, and Azure cloud technologies.
• Work from home or the office, depending on your needs and responsibilities.
• An experienced team with dynamic colleagues who love to learn and share.
• The best idea wins. It’s what you say that counts, not who says it.
• Attractive compensation at a startup that was profitable from day one.

You are interested

Please send your application to [e-mail] (cover letter, CV, references, certificates). Please provide a description of a software/system/design you are most proud of and worked on from start to finish. Please include your role, the motivation, technical details, challenges, duration, and lessons learned.