# 2027 Quantitative C++ Developer Intern at Schonfeld

- Company: Schonfeld
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Level: Junior
- Discipline: Backend
- Employment: Internship
- Posted: 2026-09-29
- Skills: C++
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/schonfeld/jobs/8238451

## Description

The Role 
 We are seeking a Quantitative C++ Developer Intern to join our team and contribute to the high-performance systems that power our trading strategies, market data processing and research infrastructure. The role will suit someone with strong competitive programming instincts, solid C++ fundamentals, and genuine curiosity about applying agentic AI tools to real-world quantitative workflows. The internship will be 3-6 months, including the summer. 
 What You’ll Do 
• Develop and optimize low-latency trading systems, market data engines and strategy back testing frameworks. 
• Implementing the high-performance data structures and algorithms that underpin core modules. 
• Explore and integrate agentic AI and LLM tools to support strategy research, code generation and research workflows. 
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders to translate strategy logic into efficient, robust code. 
• Write clear technical documentation and help build reusable components and tooling. 
 What You’ll Bring 
• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field. 
• A strong foundation in C++ (C++17 or later), including the STL, memory management and template programming. 
• A solid grasp of data structures and algorithms and the ability to analyze time and space complexity. 
• Comfortable working in a Linux development environment. 
• Hands-on experience with agentic AI and LLM applications. 
 Strongly Preferred 
• Competitive programming achievements or strong contest rankings — ICPC, CCPC, Codeforces (2000+ or equivalent), USACO, NOI/NOIP or 

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