Quant Trader Developer - Summer Internship (Jan 2025)

Tibra is a high performing, global proprietary trading firm. We develop and deploy an ever-evolving suite of investment strategies through scientific analysis and quantitative research, providing liquidity across the world’s most competitive financial markets. Our culture attracts those seeking to make their mark, back their skills and judgement and shape their own future.

Our trading desks are the nexus of the business, providing platforms for experienced players to flex their skills, instincts and imagination, and an incubator for promising talent. The team comprises a broad spectrum of professional and social backgrounds, but everyone has one thing in common – determination to achieve the exceptional.

Our Summer Internship is an opportunity for penultimate and final year students to get exposure to real world quantitative trading in a world class environment. You will be working out of our stunning, beach front office in Austinmer, NSW. Learn from the best while enjoying your summer holidays with surf and sunshine. If you live out of the area, we'll provide you with comfortable accommodation for the duration of your internship in addition to competitive remuneration.

Key Points:

• 5 week Internship based at Tibra's Austinmer Office (NSW, Australia)
• Dates: 13th January - 14th February 2025
• Open to candidates based in Australia
• Open to penultimate or final year students (graduating in 2025 or 2026)
• Intermediate level programming skills in either Python or C++ are mandatory
• Competitive remuneration & attractive benefits on offer
• Accommodation provided

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implementation of algorithmic trading strategies
• Analysis of large volumes of real-world financial and price information
• Backtesting and Optimization of algorithms
• Debugging and maintaining our code base

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Studying towards a degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science or similar
• Computer Science Fundamentals - data structures, algorithms and operating systems
• Programming experience (C++, Python or similar)
• Basic knowledge of options pricing theory, quantitative models and probability theory
• Be a reliable, quick thinker who can work under pressure

Benefits

• Weekly massages
• Group fitness classes/ personal training
• Healthy breakfast, catered lunch and snacks provided daily
• Work with smart, passionate and driven people every day

Your Application must include:

• Your resume (include expected University graduation dates)
• Your university academic transcript including current WAM/ GPA (can be noted on your resume)
• Your residency status (can be noted on a resume). You must have the right to work in Australia.

As part of this application, candidates will be asked to complete an aptitude and computer programming test, followed by a series of 2 x technical interviews (programming + quantitative).

Please ensure your application is complete and accurate by double checking your full name and email address, as this will be our primary form of contact with you.

If this sounds like a good fit for you, we’d love to hear from you! Please apply now.