Software Engineering Internship For Women+

Who We Are

Headquartered in the historic Chicago Board of Trade, PEAK6 Capital Management is a proprietary options trading firm that has been defining the industry for more than 25 years. While many firms have come and gone, PEAK6 Capital Management has consistently delivered liquidity to the options market. We thrive due to our firm’s special blend of financial acumen, ability to manage risk, and cutting-edge technology.

PEAK6 Capital Management was brought to life through insatiable curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit, and the desire to win. We offer incredible opportunities for smart, passionate team players to solve complex problems and take calculated risks. We were among the first firms to develop sophisticated proprietary technology in our trading business. Today, we continue to leverage our technical ingenuity and operational excellence across several investment areas, spanning early-to-mid stage growth capital, operational control, trading, and eSports. Throughout the years, we've built and operated several financial technology firms and we continue to evolve.

About This Role

Spearheaded by co-founder, Jenny Just, we’ve taken our passion for technology and created a software development experience designed to introduce women+ to the FinTech industry. Our internship is meant to encourage smart, ambitious, tech-savvy women+ to break the mold. We’ve heard all the myths about FinTech—too cutthroat, too intense, too risky—but we know that’s not the case at PEAK6. We know women+ make outstanding developers and technologists, but there are not enough female developers in the FinTech field yet. We are changing that.

You can expect the internship to include:

• Developing innovative tools within our proprietary trading platform. Past examples: framework for notifying users of app updates, data quality dashboard, crypto data ingestion, execution algo exploration tool, stock research feed from Slack, and many more!
• Overviews on each of our development teams, and deep-dive sessions on critical systems
• One-on-one mentorship focused on your learning and growth while progressing on your project
• Attend options trading classes alongside our trading interns
• Weekly poker lessons and games through our Poker Power organization!
• Close collaboration with business stakeholders and end users on projects
• Taking full end-to-end ownership of an Epic. You will have the opportunity to be an integral part of our technology domains, working closely with the team. This exciting journey will lead to a final presentation to our senior leadership, where you can showcase the amazing work you've accomplished.
• Dynamic, fast-paced work environment where the need to stay ahead of the curve means you’ll learn every day
• Work with a variety of languages–Java, Python, Go, and JavaScript–as well as technologies such as Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Airflow, Kafka, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Multiple opportunities to hear and learn from women in the FinTech space, both within PEAK6 and from other organizations

You’ll gain loads of experience in our internship but before you do, you should have:

• Desire to learn about FinTech
• Availability to relocate to Chicago for the internship (between June and August) (travel & housing is fully funded by PEAK6)
• Competent software development skills in a modern object-oriented programming language (Java and/or Python preferably) and the ability to learn new languages and technologies quickly
• A graduation date between December 2024 – June 2025

We’d love to hear about your:

• Interest in financial markets
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
• Effective communication skills
• Curiosity to learn and a drive to improve
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Legal authorization to work in the US
• Ability to thrive in collaborative environments