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Platform Engineer Intern, Summer 2027

A fast-growing electronic market maker · Chicago, United States · first seen today

What is the Platform Engineer Intern, Summer 2027 role in Chicago, United States?

A fast-growing electronic market maker is hiring a Platform Engineer Intern, Summer 2027 in Chicago, United States. It is an Internship level software engineer seat, and the advert asks for Cloud infrastructure, Distributed systems, Low latency, Networking.

Indicative base salary

$125k – $175k

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Median for Software engineer

$170k – $225k

63 advertised ranges

Seniority

Internship

Software engineering

Status

Open

Ref KQ-191328

Indicative base range modelled from the Quant Developer junior developer benchmark for Chicago. Not an advertised figure.

Medium confidencen=63

Based on 63 live vacancies across 63 employers, as observed on 6 September 2026. Counts come from employer-operated job boards we read directly; classification is rule-based and inspectable.

About the employer

This vacancy is with a fast-growing electronic market maker. We hold the employer's identity confidential until we have spoken with you about the role, so the advert below is written by our research team from the facts stated in the live posting — never copied from it.

What you would do

  • ·Own software engineer work end to end, from idea to production.
  • ·Work directly with traders, researchers and engineers on the same P&L.
  • ·Measure, monitor and defend the performance of what you build.
  • ·Publish your reasoning so decisions can be checked by other people.

What they are asking for

  • ·PhD in a quantitative discipline, or equivalent demonstrated ability.
  • ·Practical experience with Cloud infrastructure, Distributed systems, Low latency, Networking.
  • ·Comfort with probability, statistics and precise reasoning under time pressure.
  • ·Evidence of shipping work that other people relied on.

Skills in this advert

Cloud infrastructureDistributed systemsLow latencyNetworking

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