Job Specifications
We are seeking passionate software engineers who can tackle hard problems in a high-stakes environment. You should be a highly motivated individual who can push a project through to completion, as well as demonstrate excellence in designing clean, robust software.
The Voleon Group is a quantitative hedge fund headquartered in Berkeley, CA. We apply statistical machine learning to get an edge in highly competitive, fast-moving financial markets. We employ world-class engineering and research talent to solve financial prediction problems.
At Voleon, software engineers design and build complex, high-performance systems such as:
Real-time trading systems
Large-scale distributed data processing
Research infrastructure to develop the next generation of machine learning models
and much more
You will have the opportunity to work closely with machine learning researchers, trading staff, and engineers. You will gain exposure to the full "finance stack," learning about a broad range of areas including machine learning, the mechanics of institutional trading, market execution dynamics, and more.
We are open to accepting interns who can start in either summer, fall, or winter of 2026.
Responsibilities
Designing complex systems.
Take on a lot of responsibility very quickly. You will "own" your work (passionately).
Requirements
Availability to work a full-time internship during the summer, fall, or winter of 2026
Expected to graduate in 2027
Hands-on experience writing code: You have built something significant. You understand how to write modular, maintainable, well-organized, and thoughtfully structured code.
Mastery of Computer Science fundamentals.
Modern software practices: You are comfortable using Linux, git, and mainstream databases.
You are familiar with cloud infrastructure.
You are incredibly good at at least one thing.
You are eager to work in diverse teams.
Preferred Qualifications
You have built significant open source software
$13,333 - $13,333 a month
The base salary for this position is $13,333 a month in the location(s) of this posting.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
About the Company
Founded in 2007 by two machine learning scientists, The Voleon Group is a quantitative hedge fund headquartered in Berkeley, CA. We are committed to solving large-scale financial prediction problems with statistical machine learning.
The Voleon Group combines an academic research culture with an emphasis on scalable architectures to deliver technology at the forefront of investment management. Many of our employees hold doctorates in statistics, computer science, and mathematics, among other quantitative disciplines.
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