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Aquatic Capital Management

Software Engineer, Intern (Summer 2027)

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About this role

Join Aquatic Capital as a Software Engineering Intern building high-performance distributed systems for financial markets research and trading. You'll collaborate with experienced engineers to optimize low-latency platforms, improve system reliability, and directly impact live infrastructure.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop tools for research and trading infrastructure
  • Optimize systems for low-latency, high-throughput data processing
  • Improve platform reliability and system performance
  • Work on distributed systems architecture
  • Apply software design and testing techniques to production code
  • Collaborate with engineers and quantitative researchers

What they're looking for

  • Python and/or C++
  • Algorithms and computer architecture
  • Distributed systems design
  • Software testing and test-driven development
  • System optimization
  • Problem-solving and debugging
  • Collaborative teamwork
  • Technical communication

Benefits

  • Learning-focused environment with knowledge sharing
  • Wellness programs and casual workplace culture
  • Snacks, lunch, game room, and team events
  • Generous PTO and paid holidays
  • Paid caregiver leaves
  • Access to mentorship from experienced engineers and quants
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Aquatic Capital Management

Aquatic Capital Management is a quantitative investment firm that builds high-performance distributed systems and infrastructure for financial markets research and trading operations. The company is hiring systems engineers, software engineers, and interns to develop low-latency platforms, manage compute infrastructure including GPU clusters, and deploy quantitative models to live trading systems.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a recent project where you optimized code for performance. What metrics did you use to measure improvement?
  • Describe your experience with Python and/or C++. Which have you used more, and what's a complex problem you've solved with it?
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