Job Title: Intern Software Engineer - Trading Systems
Company Description
RTX Fintech and Research develops and operates the 1st fully electronic inter-dealer marketplace for interest rate swaps and other derivatives. The marketplace is an innovative platform that provides dealers with fast, efficient price discovery, electronic execution and straight-through processing.
RTX is regulated Swap Execution Facility (SEF) in the US and a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) in Europe.
Role Description
Opportunity to develop, test and operate a global, real-time interactive trading system for the interdealer marketplace. This is a hands-on, full-stack software engineering role in Java, JavaSript, node.js, Postman and Playwrite.
Role Type
- Internship: Jan - May 2027 - can be extended
- Full time in office (lower Manhattan, NYC) – remote work not available for this role.
Responsibilities and Deliverables
- Design and develop trading system components covering UI, order management, trading matching, routing and post-trade processing
- Design and develop automated testing, monitoring and alerting for the trading platform
- Work closely with the trading desk to understand system operations
- Triage critical production issues and provide rapid response during trading system incidents as part of the level 3 response team
Mandatory Experience
- None - this is an entry-level position
Desired Experience
- Software engineering and/or test automation for high volume transaction processing
- Start-up environment
Key Skills
- Strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit; thrive in a high-pressure environment
- Willingness and ability to learn
- Exceptional analysis and triage of real-time production systems
- Clear, concise and accurate written communication skills
Qualifications
- Candidate for Bachelor of Science, Master of Science or equivalent degree in computer science, computer engineering