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Campus Systems Engineer (Intern)

Jump Trading · Chicago, IL · IT Infrastructure + WCW

Posted Aug 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

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Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

Behavioral

Walk me through a time something broke in a system you were responsible for and you had to figure out what was going on with limited information.

whether they can troubleshoot methodically instead of guessing under pressure

Tell me about a situation where you had to communicate a problem to someone who was not technical, or who was stressed and needed a fast answer.

ability to stay clear and calm under pressure while communicating with non-engineers like traders

Tell me about a time you had to learn a new tool or system quickly because you were suddenly responsible for it.

speed of ramp-up and self-directed learning, which matters in a 10-week internship

Describe a time you had to document a process so someone else could follow it without you there.

attention to detail and clarity in writing procedures, which matters for operational handoffs

Technical

Tell me about a Linux server that is suddenly using way more CPU than usual. How would you go about figuring out what's causing it?

real hands-on familiarity with Linux diagnostic commands, not just textbook knowledge

Can you explain what multicast is and why it might matter more in a trading network than in a typical corporate network?

depth of networking knowledge beyond a surface-level definition

Write me a short script, or just describe how you'd write one, that checks whether a list of hosts is reachable and logs the ones that aren't.

practical Python ability applied to an operations-style problem

What's the difference between static and dynamic routing, and when would you choose one over the other?

foundational networking knowledge relevant to low-latency infrastructure work

What have you built or automated before that made some repetitive task easier or safer?

whether they think in terms of automation and process improvement, not just manual fixes

Why does low latency matter so much in trading infrastructure, and what are some ways engineers try to reduce it?

whether they actually understand the business reason behind the technical work, not just the mechanics

Situational

Say you're monitoring a trading system and you see latency spike right before an important market event. What do you check first, and who do you talk to?

prioritization and communication instinct in a live, time-sensitive environment

Imagine you want to push a configuration change into a production trading environment during market hours. Walk me through how you'd think about the risk of that change.

judgment around change control and operational risk in a live system

If two engineers on your team disagree about the right fix for an urgent production issue, and you're the one who has to keep things moving, what do you do?

how they handle conflict and decision-making without formal authority

What does reliable and predictable availability mean to you, and how do you handle being on call or needing to respond outside normal hours?

realistic expectations about the demands of a frontline operations role

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The full job description

As published by Jump Trading.

<p data-renderer-start-pos="1448">Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1448">Trading Infrastructure is a global organization of Engineers who architect, build and maintain our world-class infrastructure. From colo design/implementation, to optimizing our exchange connectivity, to building world class low latent Wide Area Networks, we leverage research and automation to consistently adapt and innovate our infrastructure to scale and drive our trading and evolving business.</p> <p><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p>Our technology operations internship is an intensive 10-week experience with our frontline technology teams that are responsible for managing, monitoring, and improving the real-time trading environment at Jump Trading.</p> <p>You will be working directly with our experienced systems and network engineers, gaining broad technical and operational knowledge across all aspects of the trading platform and technology stack. Our internship program is the primary way we identify top young system engineers for our Technology Operations teams, paving the path toward earning full-time opportunities at Jump.</p> <p>We are looking for bright and highly motivated individuals that want to grow their knowledge of systems and networking, understanding of modern trading at scale, and practical DevOps-based software engineering skills.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What You'll Do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Systems Engineer interns will work with traders, operations, exchanges, and developers to optimize the trading environment and investigate and solve system issues.<br><br></li> <ul> <li>Proactively monitor the overall health and performance of the trading platform</li> <li>Work closely with our world-class technology organization to:</li> <ul> <li>Analyze and troubleshoot complex system, software, and networking infrastructure issues</li> <li>Design, implement and optimize network infrastructure for proprietary low latency trading applications at various data centers throughout the world</li> </ul> <li>Build automation to manage and improve the production trading environment</li> <li>Work closely with risk management and trading teams to coordinate changes and manage incidents</li> <li>Manage and assess operational risk of change control into the production environment</li> <li>Define and document process and procedure</li> <li>Other duties as assigned or needed</li> </ul> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Skills You'll Need</strong></li> <ul> <li>Major in Computer Science/Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field</li> <li>Experience working with Linux/UNIX OS including advanced commands and shell scripts</li> <li>Practical working knowledge of python</li> <li>Understanding of networking concepts such as routing, multicast, ethernet</li> <li>A rigorous, detail-oriented approach to operations</li> <li>Ability to operate and communicate clearly under pressure</li> <li>Desire to work in a collaborative, team environment with a positive can do attitude</li> <li>Reliable and predictable availability&nbsp;</li> </ul> </ul> <p><strong><em>* No finance or economics study or work experience required</em></strong></p> <p>The estimated base salary for this role is $200,000-$250,000 per year.</p>

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