Summer 2025

2025 Summer Internship

Engineering

Posted on 2/21/2025

Sixth Street

Sixth Street

501-1,000 employees

Global investment firm offering growth capital

Compensation Overview

$45.67 - $52.88/hr

New York, NY, USA

Internship is located in the New York office.

Internship is located in the New York office.

Internship is located in the New York office.

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Python
JavaScript
Git
SQL
Java
MATLAB
Docker
AWS
JIRA
C/C++
Snowflake

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Requirements
  • Currently enrolled in an accredited program and must be on track to graduate in either Winter 2025 or Spring 2026
  • Excellent academic record – please include GPA on your resume and note that we may request a copy of your transcript
  • STEM majors and knowledge of Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, C++, MATLAB and other programming languages preferred
  • Excellent work ethic and high degree of professionalism and commitment to team and a goal-oriented environment
  • Strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task and work effectively in a fast paced, changing environment
  • Ideal candidate will be a team player, able to work collaboratively across different teams
  • Highest ethical standards and integrity
Responsibilities
  • Participate in a 10-week internship program designed to give you a robust understanding of Sixth Street’s Engineering team
  • Work within a small, agile Engineering team
  • Assume ownership of software components and services
  • Use technology to add scale and operating leverage to our business
  • Contribute to all aspects of our SDLC from design to post-production monitoring
  • Work with tools like GitHub, Jira, Docker, Snowflake, and AWS solutions
  • Obtain hands-on, meaningful, and substantive work experience in a small class that is representative of our Analyst Program
Desired Qualifications
  • STEM majors and knowledge of Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, C++, MATLAB and other programming languages preferred

Sixth Street is a global investment firm that builds and executes investment themes to provide capital and strategic support across multiple growth stages. The firm makes equity and debt investments and also pursues co-investments, supporting companies in real estate, renewables, healthcare, and technology. Its products work by managing assets for clients and earning management fees while sharing in returns from investments, including capital appreciation, interest income, and dividends. Sixth Street differentiates itself through its broad sector coverage, emphasis on strategic guidance and cross-platform thinking, and its entrepreneurial approach, aiming to help clients grow and innovate. The firm’s goal is to generate durable value for its clients by deploying capital and advising on growth strategies that drive long-term performance.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Post IPO Equity

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2009

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Finalized €3.75B European direct lending fund SLE III in January 2026, expanding credit platform [1].
  • Secured $500M Beam Therapeutics credit facility to support sickle cell therapy commercial launch [New News].
  • Acquired majority Monument Re stake, gaining over 50% equity to strengthen insurance solutions [3].

What critics are saying

  • Open-ended TAO fund structure enables capital misallocation as AUM exceeds $130B within 12–18 months [Negative trends].
  • Private credit PIK loan overextension exposes portfolio to 2026–2027 downturn with 22.95% default risk [Negative trends].
  • Monument Re acquisition inherits underwriting concentration risk amid 2026 climate-driven catastrophe cluster threatening capital [Negative trends].

What makes Sixth Street unique

  • Nine investment platforms enable cross-platform collaboration across growth, lending, and real estate [10][12].
  • Open-ended TAO fund structure supports long-term thematic investing beyond typical mandates [12][14].
  • Flexible capital solutions span equity, debt, preferred equity, and hybrids for all growth stages [1][7].

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Leave

Company News

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Jun 30th, 2026
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MarketScreener
Feb 24th, 2026
Beam Therapeutics secures $500M credit facility with Sixth Street for sickle cell treatment launch

Beam Therapeutics has secured a $500 million senior secured credit facility with Sixth Street to support the anticipated launch of ristoglogene autogetemcel (risto-cel) for sickle cell disease. The agreement includes $100 million funded at close, up to $300 million available upon clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones, and an additional $100 million at Beam's option. The facility has a seven-year term maturing in early 2033, with an annual interest rate of approximately 10% based on SOFR. No scheduled amortization payments are required, with all principal due at maturity. Beam expects to draw at least $200 million under the facility. The financing provides non-dilutive capital to support risto-cel's commercialisation whilst allowing Beam to direct resources towards pipeline growth and developing precision genetic medicines.

Private Equity Insights
Feb 19th, 2026
HPS and Sixth Street provide $700M private credit financing for Elara Caring expansion

HPS Investment Partners and Sixth Street have provided approximately $700 million in private credit financing to Elara Caring, according to Bloomberg. The debt package supports a strategic investment from Ares Management's private equity arm and healthcare provider DaVita to fund expansion in the US home healthcare market. The transaction demonstrates private credit's expanding role in healthcare buy-and-build strategies, with direct lenders increasingly partnering with private equity sponsors on large-scale growth financings. Demand for home healthcare remains strong as ageing Baby Boomers reshape senior care, with a 2024 AARP survey showing most adults prefer to remain at home as they age. Representatives for Ares, HPS and Elara declined to comment.

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