Linux Systems Engineer Intern - Real-World Infra & Diagnostics

TU Berlin; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Jane Street in London offers a Linux Engineering internship that pairs you with full-time mentors to tackle real‑world projects and learn how we build and maintain the critical infrastructure that underpins our trading systems.

You’ll spend most of your time on a project, gain exposure to production systems, perform real‑time diagnostics, and learn robust software engineering practices alongside experienced engineers.

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable about operating system fundamentals and computer architecture.
• Experienced with systems programming concepts like sockets, virtual memory, and the process life cycle.
• Able to understand network protocols at a basic level.
• Comfortable at the command-line of a Linux machine.
• Fluent with introspection and troubleshooting Linux system aspects.
• Someone who writes code and is invested in robust software engineering.
• Intellectually curious, collaborative, eager to learn.
• Humble and unafraid to ask questions.
• A strong communicator.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Spend majority of time on a project mentored by full‑time employees.
• Learn how we build and maintain infrastructure underlying our firm's technology.
• Projects cover a broad range from kernel issues to firmware or hardware layers.
• Work alongside experienced full‑timers on production infrastructure incidents.
• Perform root‑cause analyses to learn from mishaps.
• Learn aboutJane Street's internship program through hands‑on experience.

Skills

OS fundamentals

Computer architecture

Sockets

Virtual memory

Process life cycle

Network protocols

Linux command-line

Troubleshooting

Coding mindset

Communication

Job description

Jane Street in London offers a Linux Engineering internship that pairs you with full-time mentors to tackle real‑world projects and learn how we build and maintain the critical infrastructure that underpins our trading systems.

You’ll spend most of your time on a project, gain exposure to production systems, perform real‑time diagnostics, and learn robust software engineering practices alongside experienced engineers.