Summer Intern 2027 - Software Developer
Five Rings LLC - Careers · New York, NY
$300,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
New York, NY
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A summer internship at a proprietary trading firm, focused on software development for trading systems. Interns split their time between hands-on project work — mentored by experienced developers — and classroom instruction covering the trading business. The role suits candidates with required Python skills and preferred experience in C/C++ and Linux who want exposure to real trading system development.
Junior level · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Internship
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 14,000 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 10,500–18,200
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
This is a summer internship role; the $300,000 figure is quoted as an annualized base salary, which is the standard way Five Rings advertises intern compensation — the actual summer payout will be a pro-rated portion of that figure.
Python is explicitly stated as required. C/C++ and Linux are listed as 'preferred,' so they are marked as preferred skills; C and C++ are treated as interchangeable alternatives under a single skill entry.
The posting mentions offices in New York, Boca Raton, London, and Amsterdam. New York is used as the primary CBSA given it is listed first and is the firm's flagship office; the posting does not specify which office(s) host interns.
Interviews begin September 2026, suggesting this is for Summer 2027.
Posting is for a internship engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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