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Chicago, IL

Launch Intern – (US)

Internship
Finance
Software engineering
Posted:
December 29, 2025

Citadel

Multi-strategy hedge fund asset manager
74.2
Palpable Score
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The Launch Internship is an eleven-week paid internship program for students aspiring to be engineers and seeking an opportunity learn about the finance industry.

As a Launch Intern, you will join us in a premier destination of learning and mentorship. During the 11-week program, you will be immersed in the finance industry, collaborating with experienced engineers on projects that have impact on our firms and global capital markets. You will have the opportunity to network and socialize with peers and even connect with senior leaders at Citadel.  

At Citadel, our engineers work in small teams to turn the best ideas into high-performing and resilient technology. With short development cycles, work rapidly goes into production, whether we’re releasing new features, improving efficiency or reducing operational risk. We create systems architectures, develop platforms and build web frameworks—all critical to our business. We use state-of-the-art tools and apply innovative techniques including distributed computing, natural language processing, machine learning and more.

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Because Citadel is committed to an inclusive, respectful workplace culture, all candidates are welcome to apply. Candidates who have an ability to bring a diverse perspective to the firm as a result of their adaptability, cultural fluency, resilience, and life experiences are strongly encouraged to apply.

About the company

Citadel

Company overview
Citadel is a multi-strategy alternative investment manager that runs hedge fund strategies across global markets. The Citadel organisation also includes Citadel Securities, a market-making firm that provides liquidity across asset classes and trading venues. The work spans investing, trading, quantitative research, software engineering, and a large set of supporting functions like risk, operations, legal, and finance. Citadel recruits heavily from top universities and competes in the same talent market as elite quant and trading firms.

Locations and presence

Citadel and Citadel Securities have major hubs in the United States and an international footprint across Europe and Asia-Pacific, including global finance centres. Roles are typically office-based due to the trading and collaboration model, with location depending on team and strategy.

Palpable Score

74.2
/ 100
Citadel provides high-quality early-career entry through structured internships and named programs across investing, quant, and engineering, but access is highly selective and not designed for mass graduate hiring. Citadel is clearer than many finance employers on interview format in key tracks and offers strong on-the-job learning, yet pay transparency and published early-career outcomes are limited.
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