Quantitative Research / Developer - Intern

Schonfeld is recruiting for Quantitative Research / Developer - Intern in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. This listing was last seen on the firm's own job board on August 22, 2026.

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The role, as Schonfeld describes it, published on August 22, 2025 and reproduced from their job board:

The Role

We are looking for a hands-on STRAT / forward-deployed engineer to embed with our multi strategy business. The candidate will sit on the trading floor, shipping full-stack tools that power research, risk, and execution across strategies such as index rebalance, delta-1 and long/short equities. The role will be based in our Hong Kong office.

What you’ll do

Automate PM/analyst processes— alpha signals, portfolio construction, real-time risk, P&L, scenario and stress analytics.

Help build out our proprietary research, portfolio construction and risk management platform.

Build end-to-end products: data ingestion, micro-service back-ends, and lightweight front-ends for visualization and workflow.

Own SDLC: requirements gathering, architecture, coding, testing, deployment, and ongoing support in a fast-moving trading environment.

Balance long-horizon platform projects with fast tactical asks; break down roadblocks and deliver incremental value quickly.

Use our proprietary AI setup to create differentiated analytics; help extend the AI platform.

Maintain strong stakeholder communications across technology, trading, quant research and risk.

The minimum internship period is 6 months, and the role may be converted to a full-time position based on strong performance.

What you’ll bring

What you’ll need: