Technology Placement Year

Marshall Wace Internship Programmes; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in London is offering an Internship Programme for students enrolled in a Computer Science degree. This is a chance to gain valuable hands-on experience in various areas such as software engineering, data engineering, and web development. Interns will work on impactful projects while being supported by experienced teams, with the aim to convert top performers into future graduates. A unique opportunity to accelerate your career in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive support and mentoring

Opportunity to present experience to tech leadership

Engagement in charitable activities

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a Computer Science degree with a year in industry.
• Demonstrable passion for technology through past projects or experience.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with Development teams on tech projects.
• Contribute to integrating AI capabilities into systems.
• Participate in the development of data integration pipelines.

Skills

Passion for technology

Software engineering

Data engineering

Basic knowledge of AI

Web development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Location: London, fully in-office (no remote work)

About the Programme

Get a taste of working in a fast‑paced, tech‑led environment in our London office. Our placement programme will provide the opportunity to work directly with our Development teams. These teams support areas such as Finance, Operations, Risk, Trading, and Portfolio Management.

During your placement, you will gain valuable hands‑on experience with a multitude of technologies and disciplines such as software engineering, devops, data engineering, cyber security, web development, business intelligence, and stream processing.

What do we want?

During the placement programme, you will hone your software and programming skills whilst building an understanding of our business and financial markets. You’ll rotate across two cutting‑edge teams with the ability to assume as much responsibility and autonomy as you can take on.

The projects you work on will be varied and dependent on the issues the business is tackling at the time. That means that your projects will have real impact on the business.

Throughout your placement, you will receive comprehensive support from our teams, starting from an initial induction to a performance review upon completion of your tenure. This support includes personalized mentoring, regular seminars with senior managers and key staff, and opportunities to engage in the firm’s charitable activities. At the conclusion of your placement, you will present your key learnings and experiences back to tech leadership.

Examples of projects you may work on include:

• Integrating advanced AI capabilities into our bespoke systems
• Developing sophisticated developer tools that enhance productivity
• Developing Data Integration pipelines

What’re we looking for?

We’re looking for people that want to make the right start in their careers. We want people who have a passion for technology and who like to do things differently.

We’re looking for individuals enrolled on a Computer Science degree with a year in industry. We look for demonstrable passion for technology; be that through hackathon participation, personal projects, or previous working experience.

Technology is at our core. It’s industry‑defining and best‑in‑class, but we are striving for even more. You’ll have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technologies while learning from some of the best technicians in the business.

The year in industry with us is a chance to accelerate your skill set and gain invaluable real‑world experience. You will be continually challenged to learn new skills, work on novel tasks, and push yourself out of your comfort zone.

Of course, this is also one pathway to our graduate rotation scheme. See what some of our previous graduates say here.

Progression at Marshall Wace

The aim of our internships is to convert the best performers into graduates. The rotational format of our graduate program then allows you to explore various roles within the Technology team before determining the best fit for you. Upon completing your rotations, you have the flexibility to advance to the team that aligns most with your interests and strengths.

After completing the program, the progression paths are not rigidly defined. There is no predetermined ladder for you to climb. Instead, your personal growth may involve taking on more challenging projects, mentoring a team or new hires, or even pursuing opportunities for international assignments. Your individual development path is open for exploration, and you can collaborate with your management to shape what your future growth looks like.

Marshall Wace is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Note: we request that you only apply to the one role you are most interested in. Duplicate applications will cause delays in processing your application.

We are unable to offer off‑cycle internships, longer placements suitable for Imperial MENG courses are posted directly on the University website. If you are looking for a longer placement, do not apply here as the process is not the same.

We will only progress one application per person and ask that you don’t submit multiple applications. Duplicate applications will cause delays in processing your application and will make it more likely you’re not progressed.