Software Development Intern
Posted On: February 24, 2008
Company: Windham Capital Management, LLC
Job Title: Software Development Intern
Description:
Windham Capital Management, LLC was founded in 1988 and specializes in currency management, asset allocation and risk management. Windham co-manages approximately $20 billion in currency overlay strategies for institutional clients and also offers global macro and currency hedge fund products.
Windham is looking for an intern to join the research and development group. The intern will participate in all aspects of our R&D group including research and construction of IT-based tools and strategies to support our advisory and asset management services.
This position is ideally suited to an individual with computer programming skills seeking a career within the quantitative finance industry.
Responsibilities:
- Research and development of enhancements to our asset allocation and risk management software
- Provide support to internal and external clients
Required Skills:
- Enrolled in an degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
- Strong software development skills (Windows .NET C++ preferred)
- Minor or interest in finance or economics would be a plus
- Attention to detail and effective time management skills
- Strong general computer skills (Excel, Access, Visual Basic)
- Full time during the summer
Additional Information:
This is a paid internship. The rate is competitive with the industry.
Cover letter not required. Please include a note summarizing your software development experience. Bullet-pointed lists are good. Note should address the following:
- Number of years of software development experience?
- Flavor of C++ experience (Borland, UNIX, .NET)?
- Describe, if any, experience with .NET?
- Describe the nature of your responsibilities on your most recent development projects?
- Describe, if any, user interface design and implementation experience?
Contact Information:
Interested candidates please email resume and cover letter to
jobs(at)windhamcapital(dot)com. Be sure to place “Research Associate Intern” in the subject line.
