Quantitative Trader/Researcher Summer Internship 2027 (2028 Graduates)

Summer Internship 2027 — Quantitative Trading

Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998. Tower has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams, with a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities.

Tower is home to some of the world’s best systematic trading and engineering talent. We empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization.

Engineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world-class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration, and machine learning. Ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in functionality, scalability, and performance.

At Tower, every employee plays a role in our success. Our Business Support teams are essential to building and maintaining the platform that powers everything we do—combining market access, data, compute, and research infrastructure with risk management, compliance, and a full suite of business services. Our Business Support teams enable our trading and engineering teams to perform at their best.

At Tower, employees will find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential.

Our trading teams are hiring aspiring quantitative traders/researchers for internships in Summer 2027 (open only to penultimate year students).

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and deploying high- or mid-frequency trading algorithms
• Working with a dedicated mentor to research and enhance existing trading strategies
• Exploring trading ideas by analyzing market data
• Creating tools to analyze data for patterns
• Contributing to libraries of analytical computations to support market data analysis and trading

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's, Master's, and/or PhD in mathematics, statistics, physics, electrical engineering, computer science, data science, financial engineering, or a related field
• Strong background in Python and C++
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Passion for new technologies and ideas
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills

Benefits

Tower’s headquarters are in the historic Equitable Building in the heart of NYC’s Financial District, and our impact is global, with over a dozen offices around the world.

We foster a culture where smart, driven people thrive—without the egos. Our open concept workplace, casual dress code, and well-stocked kitchens reflect our commitment to a friendly, collaborative environment where everyone is respected and great ideas win.

Benefits include:

• Generous paid time off policies
• Savings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
• In-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training, and more)
• Company-sponsored sports teams and fitness events (e.g., JPM Corporate Challenge, Cycle for Survival, Wall Street Rides FAR, and more)
• Volunteer opportunities and charitable giving
• Social events, happy hours, treats, and celebrations throughout the year
• Workshops and continuous learning opportunities

At Tower, you’ll find a collaborative and welcoming culture, a diverse team, and a workplace that values both performance and enjoyment. No unnecessary hierarchy. No ego. Just great people doing great work together.

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.