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Talos Software Engineer Intern, RFQ: Eligibility & How to Apply

A twelve-week software internship on Talos's request-for-quote trading systems, focused on production backend services, databases, testing, metrics and reliability.

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College yearClass of 2028 · date-based
CompensationPaid
Location / arrangementNew York CityOn site
Availability at reviewSummer 2027 role open at review

Who can apply?

  • Applicants must be in the Class of 2028 and pursuing computer science or a related degree. Use that graduation class rather than a generic junior label as the eligibility test.
  • At least one previous internship involving production backend systems is required. The posting also asks for proficiency in a compiled language such as Go, C++ or Java.
  • Candidates must be able to work from Talos's New York headquarters for the full twelve-week term. The posting does not describe a remote option.
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A previous backend-systems internship is required. Coursework alone does not satisfy the experience wording in this posting.

Dates, pay & program timing

No universal cutoff confirmed

The internship runs twelve weeks from June 1 through August 27, 2027 and pays $50 an hour. The official posting is live and gives no closing date.

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How to apply to Talos

  1. Confirm Class of 2028 status, New York availability and a qualifying previous backend internship before treating the role as a match.
  2. Prepare a production-system example covering architecture, testing, databases, metrics and a real problem you debugged. Be exact about which components you owned.
  3. Apply through the official posting while it remains live and prepare to discuss compiled-language fundamentals, service reliability and system trade-offs.
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How to prepare a stronger application

Show that you understand production consequences: how the service fails, what you monitored, how you tested it and what you did when an assumption proved wrong. A toy project can still help if you are honest about its scale.

Learn what an RFQ workflow does at a high level so you can explain why latency, correctness and reliability matter. Do not imply trading experience the posting does not require.

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Talos: questions before applying

Which graduating class is eligible?

The posting specifically requires the Class of 2028.

Is a previous internship required?

Yes. Talos requires a previous internship involving backend systems in a production environment.

How much does it pay?

The posting lists $50 an hour.

What are the dates?

The published term is June 1 through August 27, 2027.

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