The Role
We are seeking an exceptional intern to join our Discretionary Macro Fixed Income (DMFI) Quant team in London where you will have an opportunity to meaningfully contribute to building and enhancing our derivatives pricing and risk infrastructure, delivering solutions that directly impact our trading operations across multiple asset classes.

What You’ll Do  
Reporting to our Lead Architect you will work collaboratively to design, build and test our derivatives analytics library and framework. More precisely you will collaborate with traders and quant researchers to deploy new pricing models and enhance existing analytics. But also improve our risk analytics for real-time trading and risk management.
You will work on the end-to-end derivatives platform including market and reference data integration, model testing and validation and Greeks calculation.
The ideal candidate will have a mindset of continuous improvement, seeking solutions to improve model performance, numerical stability, and computational efficiency.

What You’ll Bring

What you need:
•    A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a technical field such as computer science, statistics, mathematics, physics, or electrical engineering 
•    Excellent programming skills in at least 1 compiled language C++, C#, Rust and Python
•    Strong knowledge of algorithms
•    Strong applied mathematical background to understand the various aspects of the models
•    Experience with database languages such as SQL
•    The 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

We’d love if you had:
•    Previous financial industry experience although it is not required  
•    An advanced degree in a quantitative or technical field

Our Internship

Kick-start your career in finance with the Schonfeld Summer Internship! Over the course of 10 action-packed weeks, you will have the opportunity to build solutions that tackle real-world challenges and leave a lasting impact on the firm. As an intern, you’ll join a close-knit team that is ready to support your growth and accelerate your career. We will pair you with a dedicated manager and a mentor who’ll guide your development over the course of the internship and beyond. Throughout the program, you will have the chance to connect with senior leaders through a series of learning sessions, attend hands-on skills workshops, network at social events and get a behind-the-scenes look at how various functions power the firm. We’ll empower you 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 our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We draw from decades of experience and a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics to invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.

Our Culture 
At Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls.