There is no better way to experience what a career at MarketAxess has to offer than through our 9-week internship programme. As a 2025 summer intern within the Software Engineering team, you will grow your skills through on-the-job training and professional development. You will participate in projects, work on solving problems, provide community service through our charity partners, and enjoying social events. Our summer internship programme offers the opportunity to build new skills and grow your professional network whilst providing an in-depth insight into career possibilities at MarketAxess. This is a full-time paid internship to commence on 2 June and conclude on 1 August 2025.
How you'll take us there
During the 9 weeks as a Summer Intern, you will:
- Understand business requirements
- Participate in software design
- Provide time estimates
- Write code and unit tests
- Participate in code reviews
- Fix bugs
What we’re looking for
- You will have an interest in technology demonstrated either via previous work experience, extracurricular activities, and/ or academic studies.
- Exposure to JAVA programming language
- A strong interest in financial markets and how technology supports our business.
- Experience in development/willingness to learn Java based server-side framework (Spring Boot)
- Understanding of browser-based technologies/willingness to learn (HTML/CSS, JavaScript, React, AngularJS, AJAX)
- A curiosity for data and an ability to analyse information to draw conclusions and propose solutions.
- Individuals who can connect the dots and think creatively.
- The environment we work in is fast paced, you’ll need to demonstrate focus, resilience, and the flexibility to adapt to changing demands.
- People who can collaborate with others, using their strong communication skills in the process.
What you can expect from us
- Central Location: based at our city offices near St Paul's.
- Free Food: We provide lunch each day of the week when the employee attends the office via our vendor Feedr as well as breakfast cereals, office snacks and drinks from our free vending machines
- Paid Time Off: 25 days annual leave entitlement plus 2 charity days
- Reward for your service: We offer a two-week bonus holiday after completing each 5 years of service
- Core benefits: Besides competitive standard benefits package we offer private medical (PMI) for family, Cash Plan, health screenings, dental cover, 6X life assurance, critical illness cover, income protection, pension, car leasing (Tusker electronic cars), reimbursement for wellness stipend, interest free season ticket loan and a “Share Incentive” plan
- Tuition Assistance and Professional Training: Benefit from on-demand learning, boot camps, and opportunities to attend conferences
Collaboration and innovation are integral to our success – it's how we got to where we are and how we’ll maintain and grow our competitive advantage. We believe this best happens in an office environment. Employees in Technology work in the office 2 or more days a week. This approach still allows for flexibility depending on the business function you work within but also helps us maintain a collaborative office environment long-term.
