Campus Software Engineer Intern — High-Performance Systems

P2P; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 212,500 - 287,500; Full time

Job summary

Jump Trading Group offers a 10-week software engineering internship within Core Development, focusing on the distributed trading system and large-scale infrastructure. You will code, test, and refine production software under mentorship, gaining exposure to real-time trading technology and the full development lifecycle.

Participants work with experienced engineers, learn Agile processes, and may earn full-time opportunities.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with C++ or Python on Linux
• Strong data structures and threading knowledge
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
• Desire to build high-performance software from scratch

Responsibilities

• Work on production code and participate in full development cycle using Agile methodologies
• Collaborate with mentors and engineers on challenging projects
• Contribute to a large-scale, high-performance trading platform and related infrastructure

Skills

C++ on Linux

Python on Linux

Data structures

Threading

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Hardware/OS design

Tools

Claude Code

Job description

Jump Trading Group offers a 10-week software engineering internship within Core Development, focusing on the distributed trading system and large-scale infrastructure. You will code, test, and refine production software under mentorship, gaining exposure to real-time trading technology and the full development lifecycle.

Participants work with experienced engineers, learn Agile processes, and may earn full-time opportunities.