Volatility Trading Developer

Walleye Capital Internships•New York, NY

About The Position

The Equity Volatility business is currently seeking a Developer to join in New York. The Developer will work closely with Volatility traders, software developers, quants, and operational teams to develop and optimize tools for managing intraday trading inputs, enhance real-time risk monitoring systems, automate trading processes, and support critical daily trading operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
Strong programming proficiency in Python, Java, or C++.
Proven ability to diagnose complex technical issues, identify root causes, and implement durable, scalable solutions.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive, collaborative, and trader-focused mindset.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to operate effectively in high-impact, high-leverage situations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SQL or other database languages a plus.

Responsibilities

Partner closely with traders to implement and scale trading strategies, build bespoke datasets, automate execution workflows, and develop tools that integrate trading signals into the execution stack.
Design and maintain tools supporting daily trading inputs, including earnings, dividends, interest rates, and quant model parameters.
Design and manage critical trade lifecycle processes, including Early Exercise and Expiration workflows.
Modernize legacy systems across risk, P&L, operations, execution, and trading system monitoring to improve reliability, scalability, and performance.
Diagnose and resolve issues across trading, quantitative, and risk systems.