Low-Latency Trading Systems Intern (C++, Linux)

Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. invites applicants for the Trading System Development Intern role in New York, supporting development and testing of exchange platform components, primarily in C++ within a low-latency trading environment.

The intern will participate in test automation, analyze system performance data, and collaborate with engineers to validate features such as the matching engine, gateways, and market data.

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field at an accredited university, and be at least advancing to their junior year of study.
• Programming fundamentals in C++, including object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and memory management; exposure to multithreading or concurrency is a plus.
• Comfort with Linux and standard development tools such as Git, debugging tools (e.g., gdb), and scripting (Python or shell)
• Analytical mindset and strong communication skills, with the ability to work through complex problems methodically and clearly document findings
• Interest in financial markets or trading technology is a plus

Responsibilities

• Support development and testing of exchange platform components, assisting engineers in building, debugging, and validating features across the trading system (e.g., matching engine, gateways, market data, order handling), typically in C++ in a low-latency environment
• Contribute to test automation and validation tooling, writing and running unit, integration, and conformance tests and building scripts to reproduce trading scenarios and verify correctness against exchange specifications
• Analyze system behavior and performance data, examining logs, latency statistics, and market data to identify anomalies, measure throughput and latency, and summarize findings for the engineering team

Skills

Analytical mindset

Strong communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE

Tools

C++

Git

gdb

Python

Shell

Linux

Job description

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. invites applicants for the Trading System Development Intern role in New York, supporting development and testing of exchange platform components, primarily in C++ within a low-latency trading environment.

The intern will participate in test automation, analyze system performance data, and collaborate with engineers to validate features such as the matching engine, gateways, and market data.