Talos

Software Engineer Intern, Backend, Trading

Talos

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Entry Level

Tech Stack

GoJavaPostgres

About the role

  • Collaborate with the Trading team to define project scope, requirements, and milestones
  • Prepare design documentation and actively participate in architectural discussions with team members
  • Build features in Go to enhance Talos's Order Management System (OMS), which is responsible for making all trading related decisions for orders submitted into Talos to ensure best execution
  • Add analytics and metrics to measure impact of your changes while incorporating feedback and iterating based on team input
  • Demonstrate project progress through regular demos

Requirements

  • Class of 2027 pursuing a degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Proficiency in at least one compiled language (e.g., Go, C++, Java)
  • At least one previous internship involving working on backend systems in a production environment, preferably in a user-facing context
  • Knowledge of relational databases (e.g Postgres)
  • Past experience with trading systems is a plus
  • Detail-oriented, self driven, analytical, and enthusiastic about working on impactful projects
  • Strong communication skills, with an ability to convey technical concepts clearly
  • Ability to work autonomously as well as a part of a collaborative team environment
  • Energetic, creative, and a self-starter who can manage tasks autonomously.
Benefits
  • You will also enjoy a comprehensive array of competitive benefits, regardless of your location, within our warm, welcoming, and ambitious company culture.
  • We provide paid lunches in the office,
  • Monthly fitness and evening socials to foster connections with colleagues,
  • And other events to engage with the wider team.

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Hard skills
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Soft skills
detail-orientedself-drivenanalyticalenthusiasticstrong communication skillscollaborativeenergeticcreativeself-startertask management