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What they do

Virtu is a global market maker: it offers to buy and sell securities, which gives markets liquidity. It quotes more than 25,000 securities on over 235 venues in 37 countries. It also trades for its own account and sells execution services and data to clients. It says it handles over 25% of the orders that US individual investors send.

What they value

• Leadership can come from anyone.
• A flat structure where people bring new ideas and help each other.
• The creativity of a start-up, with the discipline of a financial firm.
• Merit: people move ahead on the quality of their work.
• To work hard, have fun, and be "virtuous in all we do".

Where they hire

Most roles are in New York, Singapore, Dublin, and Austin. A few are in Chicago, London, and Hong Kong. One sales role is remote. Postings that name a work mode say onsite, and none mentions hybrid work. No posting mentions visa sponsorship. US roles give pay ranges.

Teams and roles

Internships are the largest group, with 17 of 47 roles. They cover software engineering, FPGA hardware (custom chips for fast trading), quantitative research, quantitative trading, and core operations for 2027. Virtu also runs a one-week Women's Winternship in Dublin and in Singapore.

• Technology (9): software engineers in Java and C#, electronic trading engineers, a machine learning engineer, an FPGA hardware engineer, and a core developer for the China desk.
• Trading (8): quantitative traders, options and ETF traders, and night and weekend traders in Austin, including for prediction markets.
• Research (4): quantitative researchers and strategists, and a machine learning researcher.
• Sales and operations: client services, institutional sales, and trading operations.

US pay ranges run from $85,000 for a client services analyst to $300,000 for machine learning roles. US interns get $5,000 to $5,800 a week.

What they look for

Most technical, trading, and research roles ask for Python. Many ask for C++, and some for Java. Many ask for strong math, statistics, or probability, and for good communication. Most full-time roles ask for one to five years of experience, often at a financial institution. Several roles say you need no finance background. Many postings start with an online coding test on HackerRank. Some roles ask for a language: Mandarin for the China desk, and Italian or German for European sales.