Trading Desk Operations Engineer

at Jane Street · Quant · Hong Kong · Trading Desk Operations

Internship role focused on trading desk operations, infrastructure management, and supporting trading systems. Involves data queries, stakeholder coordination, and designing solutions for trading and operations issues. Aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the trading product lifecycle and regulatory considerations.

What you'd actually do

  1. Managing and optimizing infrastructure and operational processes
  2. Supporting trading systems and workflows by executing data queries and coordinating with stakeholders
  3. Designing and implementing solutions for a range of trading and operations-related issues on the desk

Skills

Required

  • strong quantitative foundation
  • programming skills
  • team player
  • critical thinker
  • excellent verbal and written communicator
  • collaboration skills

Nice to have

  • interest in finance
  • passion for STEM
  • organized
  • reliable
  • courteous
  • intellectually humble
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About the Position

We are looking for individuals of all majors who are interested in exploring what a career as a Trading Desk Operations Engineer (TDOE) might be like. Our TDOE internship is an immersive and fast-paced program that allows you to work on real-world projects that are directly tied to the challenges we face daily at the trading desk, all guided by a dedicated TDOE mentor. You will have the opportunity to wear many hats and tackle diverse projects such as:

  • Managing and optimizing infrastructure and operational processes
  • Supporting trading systems and workflows by executing data queries and coordinating with stakeholders
  • Designing and implementing solutions for a range of trading and operations-related issues on the desk

Through these experiences, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the trading product, including its life cycle, regulatory considerations, and operational workflows. Plus, you’ll have a chance to build off your new professional growth with bootcamps and classes that are tailored to accelerate your technical and operational expertise.

Our collaborative trading desks are central to our office environment, and we believe the best way to integrate our interns is through a hands-on, interactive approach. In the past, some of the tools developed by our interns have had a real impact on our trading desks. We can’t wait to teach you what we know, and learn a few things from you as well.

About You

We don’t expect you to have a background in computer science, finance, engineering, or any other specific field—we’re really just looking for smart people who enjoy solving interesting problems. We’re more interested in how you think and learn than what you currently know. You should be:

Planning to graduate in 2026 or 2027, all majors are welcome!

  • A critical thinker with a strong quantitative foundation and an interest in growing your programming skills
  • A team player with a “no job too small” attitude
  • Interested in finance and passionate about STEM
  • Able to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Proactive, organized, reliable, and courteous
  • An excellent verbal and written communicator; able to use technical knowledge and strong collaboration skills to reach solutions
  • Intellectually humble; eager to ask questions and learn new things
  • Fluent in English

If you’d like to learn more, you can read about all theinternships we offer, ourinterview process, and meet some of ournewest hires.

Please note: Jane Street will provide flights to and from Hong Kong as well as accommodation throughout the entirety of the program.

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