Associate Software Engineer Intern Jobs in Boston, MA

Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi‑manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives.

We’re looking for a high‑performing associate software engineer to join the engineering team of Man Group’s central data platform, named Codex. Projects are cross‑cutting and high‑profile: we have hundreds of internal users and everything you build will be used by teams across the business for years to come.

• Data Acquisition – an ETL/ELT platform for research and production that scales to multi‑terabyte datasets; can index all data at Man for re‑usability and discoverability.
• Data Governance – cataloguing the thousands of datasets at Man; allowing discovery, entitlements, data quality, and end‑to‑end data lineage.
• Data Delivery – providing a unified interface across the thousands of datasets with a focus on scaling, identifier mapping, and user experience.

Our systems run almost entirely on Linux and most of our code is in Python, with the full scientific stack (NumPy, SciPy, pandas, etc.). We implement the systems that require the highest data throughput in Java. Within Data Engineering we use Pandas, Dataiku, Snowflake, Prometheus, and ArcticDB heavily. We also use Kafka for data pipelines, Python and Spark for ETL, Bitbucket for source control, Jenkins for continuous integration, Grafana and Prometheus for metrics, ELK for log shipping, Docker for containerisation, Kubernetes for orchestration, OpenStack for our private cloud, and Ansible for infrastructure automation. Slack is used for internal communication.

• Expertise in software engineering, ideally in Python.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in team settings, with strong communication skills.
• Familiarity with one or more relevant database technologies such as Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Iceberg, or MongoDB.
• Genuine interest in tackling data challenges at scale.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, modern software engineering principles, and clean code practices.
• Understanding of software testing fundamentals, including the testing pyramid.

• Exposure to building reliable, production‑grade applications.
• Comfortable working on Linux platforms and using Git.
• Experience with Python and proficiency with scientific libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, StatsModels, and scikit‑learn.
• An interest in quantitative software development within a front‑office setting, such as at a hedge fund or proprietary trading firm.
• Experience working with large data sets, both structured and unstructured.
• Experience building web applications using modern frameworks like React.
• Awareness of distributed computing technologies such as Spark, Dask, Kubernetes, and Redis.
• Good understanding of financial markets and instruments.
• Experience working with financial market data.
• Relevant mathematical knowledge, e.g., statistics, time‑series analysis.

• Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical and computing content (Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or Physics).
• Intellectually robust with a keenly analytic approach to problem solving.
• Self‑organised with the ability to effectively manage time across multiple projects and competing demands.
• Focused on delivering value to the business with relentless efforts to improve processes.
• Strong interpersonal skills: able to establish and maintain close working relationships with quantitative researchers, portfolio managers, traders, and senior business leaders.
• Clear communicator: able to argue a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views.

The Man Group team in Boston is flat‑structured, open, transparent, and collaborative. There is a strong culture of continuous learning via coaching, mentoring, conference attendance, and sponsoring professional qualifications. Technology roles are expected to be in the office three days a week, though specifics can vary per role and manager discretion.

Competitive base salary range: $80,000 – $100,000 USD (US pay). Compensation packages also include discretionary bonuses. Benefits include generous holiday allowance, health and flexible benefits, pension/401(k), group sick pay, enhanced parental leave, and long‑service leave. Additional benefits may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership options, and pet insurance depending on location.

Our culture champions equality of opportunity and inclusivity. We promote agile working to deliver business outcomes while supporting work‑life balance. Opportunities for charitable and global initiatives are provided, along with two annual “Mankind” days of paid leave for community volunteering.

Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age, or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact TalentAcquisition@man.com.