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

ICE; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) offers an Internship Program with a focus on trading system development.

The Trading System Development Intern will help develop and test components of the NYSE Pillar trading system, typically using C++ in a low-latency environment, and will contribute to automation and analysis efforts. The program runs as two summer session options in New York, with full-time hours during the duration of the schedule, and requires enrollment in a related degree program

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field at an accredited university.
• Be at least advancing to their junior year of study.
• C++ fundamentals 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 (GDB), and scripting (Python or shell).
• Analytical mindset and strong communication skills.

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

C++ fundamentals

Multithreading

Linux

Git

Python scripting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/CE or related field

Tools

GDB

Shell scripting

Job description

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) offers an Internship Program with a focus on trading system development.

The Trading System Development Intern will help develop and test components of the NYSE Pillar trading system, typically using C++ in a low-latency environment, and will contribute to automation and analysis efforts. The program runs as two summer session options in New York, with full-time hours during the duration of the schedule, and requires enrollment in a related degree program