Campus Python Software Engineer (Intern) (Fintech)

Location: Shanghai, China; candidates should be interested in working in an APAC office for a full-time role after graduation

Company

hirify.global develops research-driven technology and trading infrastructure for global financial markets.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain ETL pipelines for vendor, tick/bar, and trading data using Python, Kafka, MySQL, and ClickHouse.
• Build business-specific trading infrastructure that supports new markets and strategic initiatives.
• Perform statistical analysis, build anomaly detection systems, and evaluate the effect of infrastructure changes on trading outcomes.
• Develop and operate post-trade systems for clearing, reconciliation, fee computation, position management, and PnL.
• Parse broker files, enrich trades with reference data, and compute fees across global markets and asset classes.
• Own production systems by debugging incidents, tracing data through pipelines, and resolving root causes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Python and hands-on experience building and maintaining production systems.
• Comfort working with Linux, command-line tools, debugging, and bare-metal environments.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Solid debugging skills and the ability to navigate unfamiliar codebases quickly.
• Self-driven, proactive, collaborative, and comfortable working in a fast-paced trading environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with Kafka or data pipeline tooling.
• Background in statistics or data analysis.
• Experience with Rust or C++.
• Competitive programming experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work directly with trading, operations, finance, and research teams.
• Collaborate in a research-oriented environment focused on innovation and intellectual rigor.
• Use AI tools such as Claude and ChatGPT with careful judgment and verification.
• Finance and economics experience is not required; domain knowledge is provided on the job.