Intern - Systems Engineer

Quadeye is a global algorithmic trading firm operating across major financial markets and exchanges. We specialize in designing sophisticated, automated trading strategies powered by deep research, statistical modeling, and cutting-edge technology. Our systems analyze vast datasets in real time and execute trades at extremely low latencies, allowing us to compete successfully in the world’s fastest financial markets.

We combine advanced mathematical models with world-class engineering to build trading systems that are scalable, resilient, and exceptionally high-performance. Our flat, meritocratic organizational culture empowers engineers and researchers to take full ownership of their work. Individuals at Quadeye are encouraged to question assumptions, experiment with new ideas, and push the boundaries of performance.

With access to world-class infrastructure, mentorship from industry experts, and real-time feedback loops, our teams thrive in solving some of the most challenging problems in quantitative finance. We believe in a culture where curiosity, innovation, autonomy, and technical excellence come together. More importantly, we value work–life balance, collaboration, and team bonding just as much as performance.

From global offsites, sports tournaments, team outings, and social gatherings to a fun and energetic office environment, Quadeye fosters a vibrant workplace where people enjoy the work they do and the people they do it with.

Requirements

We are looking for exceptional engineers to join our Latency Systems Team, a team that builds the technological backbone of Quadeye’s trading operations. As part of this team, you will work on optimizing and designing real-time systems that operate at nanosecond-level latency, where every hardware cycle and every CPU instruction matters.

You will work at the intersection of operating system internals, networking, hardware architecture, and high-performance software design. This role involves full-cycle ownership: from understanding system requirements, designing solutions, writing efficient code, testing performance, deploying at scale, to monitoring systems in production.

You’ll collaborate closely with quantitative researchers, traders, system engineers, and infrastructure teams to ensure our systems push the edge of performance and reliability.

This internship is ideal for students who enjoy low-level programming, system design, OS internals, and algorithmic optimization.

What You’ll Work On

As an Intern – Systems Engineer, your responsibilities include:

1. Real-Time System Development

• Design and implement real-time trade execution systems and risk management pipelines
  

• Build software that handles extreme throughput and executes thousands of decisions within microseconds
  

• Ensure that all modules are designed with low-latency, high-reliability constraints
  

2. Performance Optimization

• Identify bottlenecks in critical execution paths
  

• Optimize code to reduce latency and improve throughput using:
  

  • CPU profiling
    

  • Cache optimization
    

  • Memory management optimization
    

  • OS-level tuning
    

  • Compiler-level optimizations
    

• Make systems faster, leaner, and more predictable under high load
  

3. End-to-End Ownership

• Gather system requirements
  

• Translate them into design documents
  

• Implement features
  

• Write performance-sensitive code
  

• Deploy into production under guidance
  

• Monitor systems using real-time tools
  

4. Research & Innovation

You will research and implement improvements related to:

• Operating system kernel
  

• System interrupts, clock sources, CPU affinity
  

• High-performance networking stacks
  

• Kernel bypass technologies
  

• Low-latency system tuning
  

• CPU microarchitecture (caches, pipelines, prefetchers, NUMA)
  

• Optimizing algorithms to run predictably within tight latency budgets
  

• Using cache-efficient, lock-free, or wait-free data structures
  

5. Monitoring Tools

• Build performance monitoring tools that track:
  

  • CPU cycles
    

  • Network throughput
    

  • Memory allocation patterns
    

  • System latency metrics
    

• Develop utilities that help diagnose issues and improve system behavior
  

What We’re Looking For

Education

• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related fields
  

• From premier institutes (IITs / top NITs / top engineering colleges)
  

Technical Skills

• Strong fundamentals in:
  

  • Data Structures
    

  • Algorithms
    

  • Object-Oriented Programming
    

• Excellent programming skills in C++ or C
  

• Good understanding of Operating Systems, Linux, and system-level concepts
  

• Knowledge of scripting languages (Python/Perl/R) is a plus
  

• Familiarity with low-level debugging and profiling tools is an advantage
  

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving ability
  

• Curiosity to go deep into system internals
  

• Ability to multitask and work efficiently under pressure
  

• Excellent communication skills
  

• Strong work ethic and willingness to learn rapidly
  

Benefits

Why Join Us

Quadeye offers a workplace designed for high performance, learning, and growth. As an intern, you will get opportunities many full-time roles in other companies do not provide.

You will experience:

1. Real Ownership from Day One

You will contribute to systems that directly influence live trading performance.

2. High-Impact Engineering

The code you write will be used in real environments, affecting firm-wide profitability.

3. World-Class Mentorship

Work with engineers and strategists who are leaders in low-latency trading systems.

4. Fast-Paced, No-Hierarchy Culture

We focus on ideas, not titles. Anyone can propose solutions.

5. Best-in-Class Compensation and Perks

• Accommodation & Travel included
  

• All meals and snacks included
  

• Sports events, offsites, team outings
  

• In-house physiotherapist
  

• In-house library
  

• Gaming and recreation areas
  

• Quadeye goodies and merchandise
  

• Networking opportunities with senior engineers, quants, and leaders
  

6. Full-Time Conversion Opportunity

Top-performing interns will receive a full-time offer with a minimum CTC of 93 LPA (with no upper cap), which includes base salary, performance bonus, joining bonus, and non-cash benefits.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive internship compensation
  

• All meals, snacks, and beverages
  

• Group health and term insurance
  

• Six weeks of paid vacation (for full-time roles)
  

• Team parties and annual offsites
  

• Free annual health checkups
  

• Uber credits
  

• Cult.fit membership
  

• Supportive, high-energy environment
  

• Exposure to the fastest trading systems in the world