2027 2H Technology / Quant Intern

Interns at Caladan gain first-hand experience working closely with top engineers, quants and traders as part of small collaborative teams doing real work. Close to 40% of our Engineering team are former interns and have gone on to a wide variety of roles, some are now even acting as mentors for the next group of interns! Dates Our experience is that internships prove most valuable when interns have context and are comfortable within the environment so we prioritise those that are able to commit to longer internships from May to December 2027 . In 2027 we are looking for interns to embed into various teams: Software Engineers & Algo Developers Building connectivity to new venues, exploring new blockchains & protocols Optimising existing trading strategies & developing new algo logic Improving the reliability & efficiency of core platforms Design, build, and maintain scalable trading platform infrastructure Quant Research & Trading Exploring market microstructures to identify patterns & inefficiencies that can be translated into profitable trading strategies Developing statistical & machine learning models to predict market behaviour Monitoring live trading performances, looking for opportunities to refine & adapt strategies to evolving market conditions Who is this aimed at? 3rd or 4th year undergraduates or Masters students studying a STEM or adjacent subject Proactive programmers with hands on experience coding in Python or C# Inquisitive, Curious, who want to understand the ‘why?’ and ‘what if?’ as much as the ‘how?’ Internship Outcomes Gain insights into high frequency and Digital Assets Enhance coding skills; get exposed to new tools and programming languages Hands-on experience to apply computer science studies in a professional environment Experience in an fluid startup environment Improve communication (both oral and written) skills and interpersonal effectiveness Mentorship from our Trading & Engineering teams About Caladan Caladan brings rationality to strange and unruly markets. We explore the frontier of finance, seek out new opportunities, and make markets more efficient and honest wherever we go. We support exchanges, tokens, and institutional investors with on-exchange liquidity, DeFi expertise, treasury solutions, and investments. Since 2017 we've been a pioneer in crypto market-making, powering over $170B in annual transactions across 1000+ assets.