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Software Developer Intern

Brief overview

Chicago, ILIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
91 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
21 green cardsCertified filings

About the company

DRW is a diversified trading firm that combines technology, research, and risk management to capture trading and investment opportunities.

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026

Data powered by U.S. Department of Labor. This does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
91H-1B approved
100%approval rate
35new H-1B hires
21PERM certified
$138,877median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
202323
202430
202536
20262
LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.
20235
20248
20256
20263
Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.
20233
20241
202514
20263
Top sponsored roles
Quantitative ResearcherPortfolio ManagerSenior Software EngineerSoftware DeveloperCredit Risk Analyst
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Job description

Summary

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. As a Software Developer Intern, you will build advanced trading and risk applications leveraging cutting-edge technology while collaborating with senior technologists to develop computationally intensive software.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and deploy proprietary software development solutions across the firm. Examples include creating: Decoders to receive raw packet data from various exchanges and translate it into a more accessible form, Normalizers which take decoded data and build a book for each instrument traded on that exchange, Applications to facilitate communication around executed trades to our compliance team
  • Identify innovative solutions to complex problems and advocate for their implementation to your team by communicating your ideas in a clear and concise manner
  • Conduct robust research using a data driven approach to employ statistical analytics on large data sets
  • Collaborate with other software developers, quantitative traders, and researchers as well as business analysts in cross-functional team environments

Skills

  • Are pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Machine Learning, or any related science discipline and have an expected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028
  • Have exposure to network programming (TCP/IP), multi‐threaded applications, computational intelligence, algorithms, real‐time programming or GUI programming
  • Have strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
  • An eagerness to learn and apply what you have learned, and to know the impact of your code
  • Have strong problem-solving and analytical reasoning skills
  • Have strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Exhibit excellent software development skills in C++, Python, or Java and a deep curiosity to learn and absorb new technologies quickly

Qualifications

Must Haves

  • Are pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Machine Learning, or any related science discipline and have an expected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028
  • Have exposure to network programming (TCP/IP), multi‐threaded applications, computational intelligence, algorithms, real‐time programming or GUI programming
  • Have strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
  • An eagerness to learn and apply what you have learned, and to know the impact of your code
  • Have strong problem-solving and analytical reasoning skills
  • Have strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Exhibit excellent software development skills in C++, Python, or Java and a deep curiosity to learn and absorb new technologies quickly

Benefits

  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance
  • 401k (with discretionary employer match)
  • Short and long-term disability
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • Health savings accounts
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Fully furnished apartments located close to the office
  • Mentorship: You’ll build a professional relationship with an experienced mentor in your field
  • Community: Throughout the summer, we host a variety of educational, social and team-building activities to foster friendship and camaraderie
  • Education: you will complete an options course framed from a developer’s standpoint

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