Python Developer Intern

Geneva Trading; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Corporate training

Team-building activities

Summer socials

Job summary

Geneva Trading in Chicago invites ambitious students to join its DevOps team as a Python Developer intern next summer. This 10-week, full-time paid program offers hands-on experience in a fast-paced trading environment and mentorship from industry pros.

You will design solutions, work on CI/CD, and learn to deploy in a mature trading system, with opportunities to use AI-assisted tools to boost productivity.

Qualifications

• Strong Python programming knowledge with solid data structures and algorithms.
• Familiarity with Linux operating systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot and research solutions independently.
• Good documentation of processes and procedures.
• Understanding of monitoring metrics and alerting in infrastructure.
• Willingness to learn CI/CD principles and practice.

Responsibilities

• Write Python scripts and tooling to support DevOps workflows.
• Collaborate with senior DevOps engineers to learn project features.
• Plan projects, architect solutions, and apply CI/CD concepts.
• Deploy, present, and test solutions within a trading system.
• Explore AI tools to automate routine DevOps tasks.
• Interface Python with AI APIs for log analysis and alerting.

Skills

Python

Data structures & algorithms

Linux basics

Troubleshooting

Monitoring & alerting

Documentation

Tools

GitHub Copilot

ChatGPT

Job description

Founded in 1999, Geneva Trading is a premier global principal trading firm with strategically located offices in Chicago, Dublin, and London. Our relentless focus on trading excellence combined with technological innovation has equipped us with a best-in-class proprietary trading platform, enabling us to compete at the highest levels in the global markets. Rooted in a culture of integrity, collaboration, and an unwavering passion for progress, we foster an environment of personal and professional excellence. Our nimble organizational structure and entrepreneurial spirit attract top-tier talent with a passion for innovation, laying the foundation and driving our consistent success in the industry.

Intern With Geneva Trading

Geneva Trading is looking for ambitious, entrepreneurial students to join our DevOps team for a software engineering (Python) internship next summer.Our internship program is a fast-paced, dynamic 10-week full-time paid position that gives you hands-on experience in the trading industry.Our interns are expected to design solutions to complex problems and work on projects that directlyimpactthe firm.You’llreceive mentorship by industry pros and willparticipatein corporate training, teambuilding activities, and firmwide summer socials to strengthen your connection with other interns and full-time employees. The summer internship program is a proven path to earn full-time opportunities at Geneva Trading after graduation.

As a Python Developer (Intern) You Will

• Optimizeexisting scripting and tooling to implement nice-to-have features across the domain
• Collaborate with Senior DevOps technologists to learn and offload project features
• Hands-on experience with project planning, architecting, and modern CI/CD principles
• Opportunities to deploy, present, and experience your solutions in a mature trading system
• Explore and integrate AI-driven tools (such as LLMs or coding assistants) to automate routine DevOps workflows and enhance developer productivity
• Develop Python scripts tointerface withAI APIs,assistingwith intelligent log analysis, anomaly detection, or system alerting

Required Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the Python programming language, data structures, and algorithms
• Conceptual understanding of design patterns and scalable system architectures, defensive coding styles and techniques, ability toidentifytechnical requirements and code design strategies to solve them
• Basic familiarity/curiosity of the Linux operating system
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem-solve and can independently research solutions and communicate technical problems effectively
• Conceptual understanding of monitoring metrics, and the role alerting/monitoring plays in effectivelymonitorinfrastructure
• Ability to document processes and procedures in enough detail to enhance knowledge sharing

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior internship experience using Python
• Familiarity with leveraging AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) to accelerate development and troubleshoot code
• A foundational interest in how AI and machine learning concepts can be applied to operational workflows, trading infrastructure, or data pipelines

Compensation:

• Hourly Range: $35-40/hr.
• The final hourly rate will be dependent on the successful candidate's skills, experience, education, and qualifications.
• This role is a temporary position and therefore is not eligible for Geneva Trading’s full-time employee benefits program.
• Application expected to close : 12/23/2026

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.