2027 DMFI Quant Developer Intern

The Role

We are seeking an exceptional intern to join our Discretionary Macro Fixed Income (DMFI) Quant team in London. In this role, you will contribute to building and enhancing derivatives pricing and risk infrastructure, delivering solutions that directly support trading operations across multiple asset classes.

What You’ll Do

Reporting to the Quant Services and Applications Lead, you will help expand the services infrastructure supporting the DMFI-QR analytics platform. The current focus is on reference data management, market data client feed integrations, and bond curve configuration, which support our curve fitting services. This is a hands-on opportunity to learn how backend services are designed, built, and scaled for real-world fixed income analytics workloads using C++ and Python.

• Learn how reference data and market data feeds flow into the curve fitting pipeline.
• Assist in building and testing integrations with market data client feeds using C++ and Python.
• Help design and implement configuration frameworks for bond curve construction.
• Support the extension of existing services to onboard new reference data sources.
• Collaborate with quant developers and engineers on code reviews, documentation, and testing practices.
• Help troubleshoot data quality, latency, and reliability issues across the feed integration layer.

What You’ll Gain

• Practical experience with production-grade services infrastructure in a fixed income analytics context.
• Hands-on experience using C++ and Python in a quantitative and financial engineering environment.
• Exposure to how bond curves are configured and consumed by curve fitting services.
• Hands-on understanding of market and reference data conventions, including instrument identifiers, curve tenors, and data vendor formats.
• Mentorship from experienced engineers and quant developers on the analytics platform team.
• A deeper understanding of how analytics platforms are architected and maintained at scale in financial services.

What You’ll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of C++ and/or Python; coursework or project experience is sufficient.
• Basic understanding of APIs, databases, or distributed systems through coursework or projects.
• Interest in fixed income markets, financial data, or quantitative finance.
• Curiosity, willingness to learn, and comfort asking questions.
• Ability to communicate software design and development ideas clearly and succinctly.
• Creative problem-solving skills and experience working with real-world datasets.
• Strong attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous financial industry experience, although it is not required.

Our Internship

Kick-start your career in finance with the Schonfeld Summer Internship. Over the course of 10 weeks, you will build solutions that address real-world challenges and make a lasting impact on the firm. As an intern, you will join a close-knit team that supports your growth and accelerates your career.

You will be paired with a dedicated manager and mentor who will guide your development throughout the internship and beyond. The program also provides opportunities to connect with senior leaders through learning sessions, attend hands-on skills workshops, network at social events, and gain insight into how various functions support the firm. You will be empowered to bring your ideas to life and make an impact.

Who We Are

Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for its investors. We leverage internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. Drawing on decades of experience and significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure, and risk analytics, we invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity, and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.

Our Culture

At Schonfeld, we invest in our people. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do because we believe exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture in which talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate, and pursue ambitious goals.

We are teamwork-oriented and collaborative, and we encourage ideas at every level of the organization. We provide learning and educational opportunities that enable our people to make an impact. We also promote community through internal networks, external partnerships, and service initiatives that support inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls.