Quant Trading Systems Engineer Intern

Citadel; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 201,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Citadel in Hong Kong is offering an internship program for students in 2026/2027/2028. You will help transform trading strategies into functioning tech systems and build data research platforms capable of handling high volume and complex operations.

You'll work on backend and infrastructure that power quantitative trading, develop data processing pipelines, and optimize performance for mission-critical apps, collaborating with small teams to ship fintech products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Strong programming fundamentals and ability to write clean, maintainable code.
• Proficiency in software design principles and architectural patterns.
• Solid grasp of probability, statistics, and analytical problem-solving.
• Clear communication skills and comfort working in fast-paced technical teams.
• Ability to understand and contribute to complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Backend and infrastructure systems that power quantitative trading.
• Large-scale data processing and analysis pipelines.
• Performance optimization for mission-critical applications.
• Building tools that connect research insights to live trading execution.

Skills

Strong programming fundamentals

Clean, maintainable code

Software design principles

Probability, statistics

Analytical problem-solving

Clear communication

Understand complex systems

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in CS/CE or related

Job description

Citadel in Hong Kong is offering an internship program for students in 2026/2027/2028. You will help transform trading strategies into functioning tech systems and build data research platforms capable of handling high volume and complex operations.

You'll work on backend and infrastructure that power quantitative trading, develop data processing pipelines, and optimize performance for mission-critical apps, collaborating with small teams to ship fintech products.