Equity Options AI Co-op with Drexel University at Susquehanna International Group, LLP
Bala Cynwyd (Philadelphia Area), PA
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Jun 29, 2026
Bala Cynwyd (Philadelphia Area), PA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A co-op placement focused on applied AI and large language model work within a financial services firm. Day-to-day work involves contributing to real business projects, developing skills in evaluating LLM quality and reliability, and building an understanding of how AI products are scoped and assessed for business value. Suited to students in computer science or business analytics with some programming and LLM experience.
Junior level · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · 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 95 people in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 55–140
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $112,327 (middle half $84,835–$156,058).
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 (7)
This is a co-op (internship) role targeting students currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Business Analytics, or a related field — no completed degree is required.
The programming language requirement lists Python, SQL, and C# as interchangeable examples ('e.g., Python, SQL, C# or similar'); Python is used as the primary name with the others captured as alternatives.
LLM/NLP experience and cloud platform experience are listed in the requirements section with 'e.g.' qualifiers, indicating the specific tools are interchangeable but the capability itself is a hard gate.
MLOps practices and data modeling are listed in the same requirements section but framed with 'Familiarity with' — a softer qualifier — so they are treated as preferred rather than hard gates.
Interest in financial services is explicitly called out as 'a plus' and is omitted as it names no concrete technology.
No location is explicitly stated in the posting, but Susquehanna International Group (SIG) is headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, PA (Philadelphia metro); the on-site perks (fitness facility, wellness center, on-site services) strongly imply an in-person, on-site co-op.
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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