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Arctic Lake

Software Engineer Intern

Internship
Technology
Paid
Year groups

1st Year, 2nd Year, 3rd Year

Date of event

Date to be confirmed

Field

Technology

Overview

London-based on-site software engineering internship at Arctic Lake, a high-performance trading and infrastructure startup, with production responsibility from week one.

Structure & format

3 to 6 month internship in the London office. Choose your track: trading systems, FPGA and hardware acceleration, distributed ledger, or internal tooling. Visa sponsorship available.

Pay & benefits

£50,000 per annum pro rata — top decile for London engineering interns. potential conversion into a permanent role.

Eligibility

Undergraduates from any year with strong systems-programming fundamentals (C++, Rust or similar). interest in low-latency systems is a plus.

Application process

Application → technical screen → 1 to 2 onsite-style interviews focused on systems and problem-solving.

Competitiveness & scale

Highly selective. small team, deep technical bar, but conversion into full-time is realistic.

Why this matters

One of the few UK opportunities to touch FPGA/HFT-style infrastructure as a student. excellent springboard into quant trading firms.

Heads up

Dates can shift each year. Always confirm the live deadline on the provider's own page before you apply.