Software Engineer Intern

Cboe Global Markets • Chicago, IL

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Building trusted markets — powered by our people. At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world. Cboe interns work with a variety of staff across multiple departments and have the opportunity to put their skills to work in their field of interest, while learning about Exchange technology and operations through our robust Options Institute courses. The three main foundational pillars of our internship program are: develop, educate and network. We want to ensure each of our interns receive a real-world working experience that encourages academic, professional and personal growth. Candidates should be versatile, eager and able to work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive financial and technical environment. To be eligible for this internship, applicants must be enrolled in a university or college program and should not be scheduled to graduate before December of the internship year. Our internship program runs from June to August and you will wrap up your internship with a final presentation and retreat. Visit our student page for more information about our internship program! The Cboe Web team is hiring for a Software Engineer Intern. Software Engineering interns on the Cboe web team will work on real applications that are destined for production use. You’ll work hand-in-hand with Cboe stakeholders to design and develop solutions for real business problems, and you’ll see your solution all the way through to deployment. Projects completed by summer interns include: Built a web application that allows trade desk staff to submit live orders into the exchange Created a brand-new authoring tool for Cboe market commentary Implemented a real-time market statistics report for Cboe executives to review the performance of Cboe markets Designed and developed a new real-time depth-of-book viewer for the Cboe public website Rebuilt a key health monitoring application for Cboe exchange systems

Requirements

• Must be currently pursuing bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field and should not be scheduled to graduate before December of the year in which the internship takes place.
• Interest in developing and deploying high-performance, data-driven websites.
• Experience with MVC web frameworks.
• Experience with JavaScript.
• Experience with Python or experience in another language with a strong desire to learn Python.
• Familiarity with modern web standards, including HTML5 and CSS3.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Linux or UNIX-like systems.
• Experience with Apache, PostgreSQL, or ReactJS.
• Experience with Python unit testing and full-stack web testing.
• Experience with the Django web framework.

Responsibilities

• Work with other Cboe web interns and Cboe web mentors to deliver a solution to a real business problem.
• Join a Scrum team dedicated to your summer project, consisting of interns and mentors who are focused on an end-of-summer delivery.
• Attend all Scrum ceremonies with your Scrum team, including a daily stand-up, weekly review and retrospective, and sprint planning.
• Work with business owners and the Cboe UX team to iterate on a design proposal.
• Implement a solution using the Cboe web technologies, including Python, Django and ReactJS.
• Collaborate with Cboe web interns and mentors on code review and best practices.
• Write comprehensive tests that cover application functionality.
• Review your solution with business owners and end users, collecting and incorporating feedback as appropriate.
• Deliver your final product to Cboe business owners with a production deployment.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire.
• Daily complimentary in-office lunch from local restaurants
• Endless free coffee and snacks to fuel your workday
• Monthly in office networking events and happy hours
• Associate Resource Groups (ARGs) and affinity groups for support and community building
• Paid sick time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern