Platform Engineering Intern
at iCapital (View all jobs)
New York, NY, United States

2024 iCapital U.S. Summer Internship

Department: Software Engineering

Location: New York, NY

Help Shape the Future of Fintech in the Global Alternative Investment Space:

iCapital is transforming investing in private equity, private credit, real estate, hedge funds, and structured investments by removing the roadblocks that have prevented greater participation in these private strategies. Join the FinTech company that is disrupting how individuals invest in private capital markets.

Let us invest in you - apply to our summer internship program.

Internship Experience at iCapital

From day one, you will be considered a key member of the iCapital team as you participate in a program where you will make meaningful contributions to our company and get a chance to potentially jumpstart your career with us after graduation.

Key features of our program:

• Inclusive company culture where we create a sense of belonging for everyone
• Exclusive access to the AltsEdge Certificate Program, our award-winning alternative investments education curriculum for wealth managers
• Regular iLearn seminars and platforms demos where you will learn the latest about our products
• A dynamic team project culminating in an end-of-summer presentation to senior management.
• Senior Executive Speaker seminars that provide career development, guidance, and access to top leaders at iCapital

How we have fun while we work:

• Outings with iCapital team members and fellow interns to build connections and grow your network
• Corporate culture and volunteer activities in support of the communities where we live and work
• Rooftop Happy Hours that showcase our impressive view of NYC

About Platform Engineering at iCapital:

Our Product & Technology department includes multiple teams dedicated to creating an industry-leading platform that manages the full life cycle of alternative investments. The Platform Engineering team delivers enterprise-grade software and infrastructure solutions that meet the needs of the business, our clients, and is built with quality, and information and data integrity.

As part of the Platform Engineering team, some areas of responsibility may include:

• Working with the investments management group on the key workflows needed for external and internal users to support investments creation, review, and approval.
• Supporting fund administration/operations in solving fun and complex problems of our Private Equity and Hedge Fund finance desks.
• Participating in portfolio analytics projects that provides industry leading quantitative analytics to help CIOs, researchers, and advisors better manage their portfolios and utilize alternative assets.
• Contributing to our data science team in building a service layer that is used to transform static documents by utilizing advanced AI/ML/OCR/NLP capabilities.
• Working on components with a focus on developer-friendly APIs, accessibility, and responsive web.
• Helping to create a consistent, user-friendly, and scalable platform.

The ideal candidate is...

• Experienced with web application development, Unix/Linux environments, distributed and parallel systems, data structures, machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing, networking, developing large systems or security software development
• Possesses a solid understanding of Agile development, object-oriented design, and programming languages
• Able to provide code examples of production ready code
• Experienced in programming with one or more of the following: Ruby (rails), JavaScript (React), Python, Java/Scala, C++, C#
• Highly inquisitive, collaborative, and a creative problem solver
• Possesses foundational knowledge of and/or genuine interest in financial markets
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Adaptable to take on new responsibilities and be detail oriented
• Technologically savvy and proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
• A rising senior or junior in a U.S. college/university bachelor's degree program
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Authorized to work in the United States*

*We are unable to offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this program

Pay Rate: $40/hour + relocation stipend and transportation stipend

Candidate Selection Process:

Positions are limited so apply early!

October/November: Rolling resume review and first round interview selection

November/December: First and second round interviews

iCapital in the Press:

We are at the vanguard of using technology to democratize investing in alternatives, but don't take our word for it. Here's what others are saying about us:

• Five consecutive years on the Forbes Fintech 50 list, which highlights the most innovative private companies in personal finance, investing payments and crypto assets.
• Back-to-back selection to Forbes' Best Startup Employers List.
• Two-time winner of the Money Management Institute/Barron's Solutions Provider of the Year.

For additional information on iCapital, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us Twitter: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc

iCapital is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

iCapital is the leading global fintech company and has transformed how wealth management and asset management companies access private markets for clients. We do this through intuitive, end-to-end technology that provides education about private investments and analytical tools to evaluate them.