PEAK6-posted 5 days ago
Intern
Hybrid • Chicago, IL
1,001-5,000 employees

We are PEAK6, a leading investment firm, using technology to find a better way of doing things. The company’s first tech-based solution was developed in 1997 to optimize options trading, and over the past two decades, the same formula has been used across a range of industries, asset classes, and business stages to consistently deliver superior results. Today, PEAK6 seeks transformational opportunities to provide capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs and forward-thinking businesses. PEAK6’s core brands include PEAK6 Capital Management, PEAK6 Strategic Capital, Apex Fintech Solutions, FOCUS, We Insure, Evil Geniuses, Poker Power, Zogo, and Bruce Markets. ABOUT THIS ROLE Apex Fintech Solutions is looking for a Front End Engineering Intern with unbounded potential for a development team on the front lines of Apex's high-volume, high-availability trade clearing suite. We partner with some of the industry's hottest next-generation stock trading products. You'll be at the center of rapidly scaling services that will test your limits. Apex engineering teams are charged with building the services our clients love and are at the heart of our future product innovations. Apex has begun its transformation from on-premise infrastructure to the Cloud (GCP & AWS), and our team is responsible for transforming our products into the next generation clearing platform that will lead our industry for years to come. We are in need of smart, developers to build out our cloud-native (GCP/AWS), event-driven (Apache Kafka), Microservices framework. Have you been waiting on the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the fintech industry? Now's your chance.

  • Assist in the development, testing, and maintenance of software applications.
  • Collaborate with the software engineering team to build new features and functionalities.
  • Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
  • Help in troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving software defects and issues.
  • Contribute to the documentation of software development processes and codebases.
  • Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry best practices in software engineering.
  • Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related STEM field.
  • Senior standing, May 2027 graduate
  • Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Familiarity with programming languages such as JavaScript, or similar.
  • Rudimentary understanding of software development methodologies, including Agile and Scrum.
  • Working knowledge of React (+), typescript, CSS
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
  • General interest in Fintech.
  • Have a real passion for software engineering, as demonstrated by previous internships, work experience, projects, or publications
  • Familiarity with application of common design patterns
  • Interested in backed or full stack software development
  • Either previous knowledge in financial markets or a strong interest in learning
  • healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP)
  • competitive PTO
  • 401k match
  • parental leave
  • HSA contribution match
  • paid subscription to the Calm app
  • generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits
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