Campus Data Engineer (Intern)

P2P; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Part time

Job summary

Core Development is seeking a data engineering intern for a 10‑week program to build and maintain data pipelines and infrastructure for firm‑wide use.

You will work closely with experienced engineers, receive mentoring, and contribute to production code while learning the full development lifecycle in an Agile environment. International students eligible for CPT/OPT and visa sponsorship for full‑time positions are welcome.

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

Qualifications

• Hands-on Python development on Linux environment.
• Understanding of data structures and threading models.
• Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced team and deploy software daily.
• Desire to learn building robust, end-to-end data solutions from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with data engineers on production code and pipelines.
• Participate in the full development lifecycle: planning, testing, release.
• Apply programming and analysis skills to maintain firm-wide data integrity.

Skills

Python on Linux

Data structures

Threading models

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Data pipelining

Database management

Claude Code

Reliability

Pandas

Education

Advanced coursework in algorithms & data structures

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.