Summer 2027 Systems Engineering Intern

**Eligibility:** Current Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD students pursuing degrees in rigorous, highly technical fields (e.g., Computer Science, Computer Engineering) who are eligible for full-time roles starting in 2028. **Program Length:** 10 Weeks (Early June – Mid August) **Application Process:** Please apply directly through this posting. Applications are reviewed, and candidates will progress to the first-round technical assessment on a rolling basis. You can anticipate receiving feedback on your application within 3 weeks. PDT Partners – a quantitative investment manager - is seeking talented students for internships focused on Infrastructure Engineering (Systems, Network, DevOps, Cloud, etc.). We are looking for interns who can add to a company that values creativity, energy, and collaborative problem solving. Throughout our 10-week program, students work closely with supportive senior engineers on individual projects, receive hands-on personalized mentorship, and contribute to PDT's culture through both intern-specific and company-wide social events. **Why join us?** PDT Partners has a 30+ year track record and a reputation for excellence. Our goal is to be the best quantitative investment manager in the world—measured by the quality of our products, not their size. PDT’s very high employee-retention rate speaks for itself. Our people are intellectually extraordinary and our community is close-knit, down-to-earth, and diverse. **Internship Projects** Members of our platform engineering teams are responsible for the design, implementation, and operational support of scalable and performant systems that are critical to our success. As a systems engineering intern, you will work closely with expert engineers on technically challenging projects to help research, implementation, and software engineering teams take their ideas from inception to production. **Depending On The Specific Project, You May** * Face problems that don't have well-defined solutions - creativity will be essential to come up with the best possible answers, including ones that explore new technologies * Learn about the infrastructure needed to support a quantitative trading business * Gain experience with multicast market data distribution * Analyze the latency impact of network buffering * Automate the provisioning of cloud infrastructure, including compute, services, and storage * Develop GitOps-driven configuration management for consistent global deployments at scale * Add core components to our cloud-based Kubernetes infrastructure Ideal candidates have the following knowledge and/or wish to learn more about: * Using software and automation to solve problems * Distributed computing, including hybrid cloud architectures * Operating Systems, including low-level performance tuning and analysis * Global hybrid networking, including automated configuration and packet analysis * Petascale storage systems **Below is a list of skills and experiences we think are relevant. Even if you don’t think you’re a perfect match, we still encourage you to apply because we are committed to developing our people.** * Excellent academic background from a rigorous computer science or engineering program graduating in Fall 2027 or later * Fast-learner, intellectually curious, problem-solving approach * Proactive with sense of urgency * Strong verbal and written communication skills * Interest in working in a world-class, professional environment * Committed to improvement and keen to apply constructive feedback The salary for this role is $180,000. This amount is not inclusive of any potential bonus amounts. PRIVACY STATEMENT: For information on ways PDT may collect, use, and process your personal information, please see PDT’s privacy notices. NOTE: PDT does not currently offer a quantitative research internship program. However, we hire for full-time quantitative research roles on a rolling basis. Click here to learn more and apply.