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Platform Engineer Intern

An established proprietary trading firm · Chicago, United States · first seen today

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

An established proprietary trading firm is hiring a Platform Engineer Intern in Chicago, United States. It is an Internship level software engineer seat, and the advert asks for Distributed systems, Linux, Networking, Python.

Indicative base salary

$125k – $175k

KnowQaunt benchmark, not an advertised figure

Median for Software engineer

$170k – $225k

63 advertised ranges

Seniority

Internship

Software engineering

Status

Open

Ref KQ-55B4F6

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

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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 an established proprietary trading firm. 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 Distributed systems, Linux, Networking, Python.
  • ·Comfort with probability, statistics and precise reasoning under time pressure.
  • ·Evidence of shipping work that other people relied on.

Skills in this advert

Distributed systemsLinuxNetworkingPython

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