Algorithm Development (Quant Research) Internship – Summer 2025

Job Description

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is offering an Algorithm Development internship for the summer of 2025 in Singapore. The internship is designed for exceptional full-time students interested in the research and implementation of automated trading strategies.HRT's internship program provides interns with the opportunity to rotate between high-frequency trading, multi-frequency trading, and machine learning teams. They will collaborate closely with mentors to apply quantitative modeling techniques to understand and predict market behavior and write software to improve trading strategies. HRT seeks programmers, scientists, and mathematicians who are excited to solve challenging problems in the field.What the role involves:

• Conduct quantitative research and data analysis using proprietary infrastructure (Python/C++) and third-party tools.
• Use machine learning and time series techniques to derive insights on market behavior from large datasets.
• Work on impactful projects in collaboration with experienced researchers, traders, and developers.
• Build predictive models for financial markets using market and non-market data.
• Participate in Tech Talks and a curriculum of speakers, trading games, mentorships, and social events.

Requirements:

• Full-time undergraduate, masters, or PhD student in a quantitative discipline (math, physics, computer science, statistics, or a related program).
• Eligible for full-time roles in 2026.
• Experience programming in Python (required); C++ is a plus.
• Experience with statistical analysis, numerical programming, or machine learning in Python, Pandas/Numpy, R, and/or MATLAB.
• Passion for applying quantitative models and technology toward solving real-world problems.
• Strong communication skills.

What HRT offers:

• Opportunity to work with a world-class compute cluster.
• A culture of openness, transparency and togetherness.