Campus Data Engineer Intern

Jump Trading; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 212,500 - 287,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPT/OPT eligibility

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Jump Trading, based in Chicago, IL, offers a 10-week data engineering internship as part of Core Development to build data infrastructure and pipelines for firm-wide use.

You will collaborate with experienced data engineers, work on production code, and follow our full development cycle with Agile processes under a dedicated mentor’s supervision. International students are welcome; CPT/OPT eligibility and visa sponsorship are available for full-time roles.

Qualifications

• Proficient Python development on Linux with strong data structures and threading.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team using Agile development.
• Willingness to learn and build solutions from scratch.
• Interest in data pipelines and database management for data integrity.
• Comfort with Claude Code and reliable availability.
• No finance or economics background required.

Responsibilities

• Work with data engineers on production code and pipelines.
• Participate in full development cycle: development, testing, release in Agile.
• Receive mentorship and feedback throughout the summer.
• Support firm-wide data solutions.

Skills

Python on Linux

Data structures & threads

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Data pipelines

Claude Code

Availability

Job description

Core Development is a global team of technologists who architect, build and maintain our world-class trading platform. From optimizing our core trading engine to building custom hardware, we leverage software & hardware engineering, data science and research, to deliver the infrastructure and tools that drive our trading and business needs.

Our data engineering internship is an intensive 10‑week program responsible for developing and maintaining the infrastructure and pipelines to support data for firm‑wide use.

What You’ll Do:

You will work side by side with our experienced data engineers, receiving ongoing feedback and coaching from a dedicated mentor throughout the summer. You will take on projects working on production code, gaining experience with our full‑cycle process for development, testing, and release using Agile methodologies. You will apply your programming and analysis skills to maintain and develop our firm‑wide data solutions. Other duties as assigned or needed.

Skills You’ll Need:

Hands‑on experience and a high level of proficiency in one or more of the following:

• Python development on Linux platform
• Strong understanding of data structures and threading models
• Ability to work with a team in a fast‑paced environment, deploying new software daily
• Passion for solving complex problems and learning to build optimal solutions from scratch, instead of simply assembling things from existing libraries
• Interest in using knowledge from several areas – such as data pipelining and database management – to ensure firm‑wide data integrity
• Comfortability with Claude Code
• Reliable and predictable availability

No finance or economics study or work experience required.

Also helpful, but not required:

• Past internship or job experience in a data engineering role is a plus
• Advanced coursework in algorithms & data structures
• Exposure to data analytics tools such as Pandas

International students are encouraged to apply. We accept students eligible for CPT/OPT and we sponsor work visas for full‑time positions.

The estimated base salary for this role is $250,000 per year.