The Trading Platform Intern will support backend services development, enhance trading systems, analyze data, and present findings at the internship's conclusion.
Trading Platform Intern - Summer 2026
OTC Markets Group - New York, NY - Full Time
OTC Markets Group - New York, NY - Full Time
OTC Markets Group operates regulated markets for trading over 12,000 U.S. and international securities. Our innovative technology, data solutions, and corporate services empower issuers and investors to navigate public markets with efficiency and transparency.
We are seeking a highly motivated Trading Platform Intern to join our New York-based Technology Department for a 9-Week Paid Internship Program. This internship offers hands-on exposure to real-time trading systems and market technology. You will work with engineers to support platform enhancements, analyze system behavior, and help build tools that improve performance, automation, and user interaction across our trading platforms.
- Program Dates: June 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026
- Compensation: Up to $25.00 per hour
- Schedule: Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote)
Throughout the program, the intern will develop a deep understanding of trading platform practices in a dynamic financial services environment and will have the opportunity to present their key learnings and contributions to the company at the conclusion of the internship. If you are eager to gain practical experience in technology within an innovative and fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply!
What You’ll Do:
- Develop and maintain backend services that process natural-language questions, extract intent, and generate structured data queries using modern AI/ML tools.
- Develop backend logic that converts natural-language questions into structured data queries, using widely available AI/ML tools.
- Implement validation and safety controls to ensure generated queries are accurate, efficient, and secure.
- Work with large datasets to return rankings, comparisons, trends, summaries, and other analytical insights.
- Document the design, architecture, and learnings, and deliver a working demo at the end of the internship.
- Additional responsibilities, as assigned.
What We’re Looking For:
- Strong interest or experience with large language models (LLMs) and building natural language to SQL (NL→SQL) or similar AI driven query workflows.
- Ability to design or follow multi step reasoning pipelines (intent extraction → SQL generation → validation → execution → explanation).
- Understanding of query safety principles, such as enforcing SELECT only behavior, limiting results, validating inputs, and implementing guardrails.
- Strong analytical reasoning with the ability to work with large, high-volume datasets, including grouping, ranking, comparisons, and trend analysis.
- Programming experience in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar modern languages for backend and data centric logic.
- Familiarity with AWS Bedrock (or similar managed LLM platforms) and LangChain (or similar orchestration frameworks), plus exposure to SQL parsing/validation, materialized views/summary tables, and containerization (Docker), highly preferred.
What OTC Markets Offers its Interns:
- Hybrid Work Schedule
- Mondays – Breakfast Bagels
- Wednesdays – Pizza Lunch
- Office Snacks and Beverages
- Monthly Birthday Celebrations
Intern Program Activities:
- Meet & Greet Lunch
- Dealer Presentation with OTC Link Trading Services
- Legal Affairs Presentation
- Lunch with the CEO
- Corporate Marketing Presentation
- Gelato Social for National Intern Day
- OTC Link Presentation
- Corporate Services Presentation
- Intern Closing Presentations
About OTC Markets Group Inc.
OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates regulated markets for trading 12,000 U.S. and international securities. Our data-driven disclosure standards form the foundation of our public markets: OTCQX® Best Market, OTCQB® Venture Market, OTCID™ Basic Market and Pink Limited™ Market. Our OTC Link® Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) provide critical market infrastructure that broker-dealers rely on to facilitate trading. Our innovative model offers companies more efficient access to the U.S. financial markets.
OTC Link ATS, OTC Link ECN, OTC Link NQB, and MOON ATS™ are each SEC regulated ATS, operated by OTC Link LLC, a FINRA and SEC registered broker-dealer, member SIPC.
To learn more about how we create better informed and more efficient markets, visit www.otcmarkets.com.
We are an equal opportunity and E-Verify employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, political belief, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, genetic information, family or parental status, gender identity, pregnancy, including childbirth or related medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We encourage applicants of all ages and backgrounds.
Applicants have rights under Federal Law:
Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law
Polygraph Protection Act
FMLA
Top Skills
Aws Bedrock
Docker
JavaScript
Langchain
Python
SQL
Typescript
OTC Markets Group Inc New York, New York, USA Office
300 Vesey St, , New York, NY, United States, 10282,
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