Software Engineer Intern, RFQ

Description

Institutional Fabric for the Digital Asset Market

Founded in 2018, Talos provides institutional-grade trading technology for the global digital asset market, powering many of the major players in the crypto ecosystem. Our mission is clear: to advance the mass adoption of digital assets by seamlessly connecting institutions to the digital asset ecosystem. We are committed to building the most innovative and trusted platform in the world, supporting the entire trading lifecycle.

At Talos, you’ll find an environment that champions kindness and respect, values diverse perspectives, and upholds inclusivity at every turn. We believe every member of our team brings invaluable insights and abilities that drive Talos forward. In our pursuit of excellence, we foster a culture of trust, integrity, collaboration, and mutual growth.

We are a tight-knit yet globally distributed team of highly experienced engineers and business leaders, with hubs in New York, London, Singapore, and Cyprus. You’ll be part of a hybrid-friendly environment where your unique talents and insights will play a crucial role in building something extraordinary.

Talos is seeking a Software Engineer Intern to join our RFQ team for the Summer 2027. This intern will work on a critical project related to our high-performance distributed trading systems, contributing to tools that support trading decision-making and performance evaluation. Success in this role will involve designing and building components that enhance our algorithmic capabilities while adding new features to existing infrastructure.

This is a 12-week internship running from June 1, 2027 to August 27, 2027

About RFQ: The RFQ platform provides a centralized, standardized quoting engine that routes requests across a curated network of liquidity providers and consolidates responses for side-by-side comparison. The system manages end-to-end OTC workflows with institutional governance, Nasdaq-integrated surveillance, and seamless settlement—enabling institutions to discover, compare, and execute on digital asset quotes with institutional controls and transparency.

Want to learn more about Talos’s engineering culture? Check out Sonic, our first open-source project which allows Talos to achieve microsecond network stack latency in Go: https://github.com/talostrading/sonic

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Trading team to define project scope, requirements, and milestones
• Prepare design documentation and actively participate in architectural discussions with team members
• Build features in Go to enhance Talos's RFQ system, which is responsible for managing end-to-end OTC workflows with institutional governance, Nasdaq-integrated surveillance, and seamless settlement.
• Add analytics and metrics to measure impact of your changes while incorporating feedback and iterating based on team input
• Demonstrate project progress through regular demos
• Required Qualifications
• Class of 2028 pursuing a degree in Computer Science or related field
• Proficiency in at least one compiled language (e.g., Go, C++, Java)
• At least one previous internship involving working on backend systems in a production environment, preferably in a user-facing context
• Knowledge of relational databases (e.g Postgres) is a plus
• Past experience with trading systems is a plus
• Detail-oriented, self driven, analytical, and enthusiastic about working on impactful projects
• Strong communication skills, with an ability to convey technical concepts clearly
• Ability to work autonomously as well as a part of a collaborative team environment
• Energetic, creative, and a self-starter who can manage tasks autonomously
• Local to NYC HQ

Benefits

• You will also enjoy a comprehensive array of competitive benefits, regardless of your location, within our warm, welcoming, and ambitious company culture. Some of our benefits include:
• A lunch credit of $25 USD towards lunches for days in-office
• Evening socials with the entire office and fellow interns
• Other in-office perks: Catered lunches on Tuesdays, snacks, and drinks
• Also, check out other open positions listed on our website. Questions? Please feel free to contact earlycareers@talos.com .
• Talos Trading, careers@talos.com
• Talos will NOT pay fees, commissions or compensation of any kind (“Fees”) for any placement or hire resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Talos will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees and Talos reserves the right to contact, interview, and hire the candidate directly.
• Agencies, search firms, recruitment firms and similar organizations (“Agencies”) must obtain advance written approval from Talos’s internal recruiting team to submit resumes, AND must sign a valid fully executed placement agreement with Talos in order to be eligible to receive any Fees from Talos. Talos will not pay a Fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. By submitting a resume without a signed agreement, you acknowledge and accept these terms.
• Talos Trading, careers@talos.com