Virtu’s internship program offers students an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the firm and the world’s financial markets. We have built a thoughtful and challenging curriculum that introduces students to all aspects of Virtu’s business through a company-curated global training week, real world development projects to complete and engaging social events to get to know our team and culture.

• Location: New York
• Dates: 10 week program, starting June 9th, 2025 - August 15th, 2025 (with flexibility if needed)
• Training: Ongoing training throughout the summer and a training week held for all interns.
• Projects: Real problems to solve throughout the program. Interns will work from a list of projects and have several senior mentors throughout the summer program.
• Perks (varies by location): Onsite Gym & workout classes, Onsite Barista, weekly happy hours/social events, Breakfast & Lunch, Transportation

Our Site Reliability/Core Operations Engineers operate at a high-level in a Linux environment to solve complex technical problems and work with traders and exchanges to understand market micro-structure. A strong interest in technology and the markets is a must. This is a unique internship opportunity to become an integral part of a fast-paced electronic trading environment. 

As an intern, you will complete a variety of challenging Site Reliability/Core Operations Engineering projects. You’ll work alongside our senior team in managing the deployment, maintenance, and enhancement of a sophisticated electronic trading system operating on hundreds of venues around the world. This is a rare opportunity for students to learn first hand about our external trading connections, counter party support to risk management and system triage/optimization. 

REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent working knowledge of Linux environments
• Competence in at least one programming language – preferably Python / Bash / Perl / Go or similar.
• Ability to be cool under pressure and at ease in high-stress, time-sensitive environments
• Interest in high transaction environments and/or low-latency systems.
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong academic record
• Technical agility; interest in innovative technologies