# Software Engineer – Intern (Europe)

[Citadel](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/citadel.md) · London · United Kingdom · [Backend](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/backend.md)

Citadel is hiring a Software Engineer – Intern (Europe) in London. Posted 2026-07-13; applications close 2026-09-11.

**Apply**: https://www.citadel.com/careers/details/software-engineer-intern-europe/

Posted 19h ago.

## Role details

## About Citadel

Citadel is one of the world’s leading alternative investment managers. We manage capital on behalf of many of the world’s preeminent private, public, and nonprofit institutions. For over 30 years, Citadel has cultivated a culture of learning and collaboration among investment professionals, researchers, and engineers. Our colleagues are empowered to test their ideas and develop commercial solutions that accelerate their growth and drive real impact.

## Internship Overview

At Citadel, engineers work in small teams to turn the best ideas into high-performing and resilient technology. With short development cycles, work moves rapidly into production. Interns participate in an 11-week program to challenge the impossible in technology through collaboration with senior team members, along with opportunities to network and socialize with peers.

Interns may work on system architectures, develop platforms, and build web frameworks, with access to state-of-the-art tools and innovative techniques such as distributed computing, natural language processing, machine learning, and more.

## Your Objectives

  
- Create technological tools that bring trading strategies to life
  
- Develop high-performance, large data research platforms
  
- Work in small teams to build the future of finance

## Your Skills & Talents

  
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field
  
- Exceptional programming and design skills
  
- Strong analytical skills and familiarity with probability and statistics
  
- Ability to communicate effectively in a collaborative, complex, and highly technical team environment
  
- Intellectual curiosity and passion for solving challenging problems using technology

## Location & Opportunities

Opportunities may be available from time to time in any location in which the business is based for suitable candidates. If you are interested in a career with Citadel, share your details and we will contact you if there is a vacancy available.

## Applying to this role

This Software Engineer – Intern (Europe) role at Citadel runs through the firm's own careers portal and expects a CV and cover letter written specifically for the posting, not a portable submission carried across firms. Jorb AI's application agent tailors a CV and cover letter from your background to this posting and tracks the role alongside the rest of your applications.

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