2027 Summer Internship Program

2027 Summer Internship Program – Systematic Data Strategy

Brevan Howard

About the Role

This Summer Internship Program is ideal for individuals who enjoy applying quantitative and ML skills to real-world problems, coding production-quality analysis and tools, and working in a fast-paced environment with immediate and tangible feedback. Brevan Howard builds systematic and discretionary investment processes relying on rigorous analysis of vast data, including asset prices, macroeconomic indicators, news, sell-side research, and trading signals. Transforming this data into actionable insights is central to their success, and they seek the next generation of portfolio managers and quants eager to push the frontier of research and engineering in global macro investing.

Overview & Responsibilities

Interns will work directly with senior professionals on a range of projects.

• The program begins with a one-week in-depth training covering Financial Markets, Macroeconomics, FX, Digital Assets, Interest Rate Derivatives, Equity Rates, Bonds, Credit and Fixed Income, Trading Strategies, Risk Management, Excel, Python, and the latest AI tools and LLMs.
• Working in a fast-paced environment, interns will join the Data Sourcing and Strategy team to learn data asset acquisition, manage complex data projects, provide expertise in data alternatives across asset and category types, and partner with Investment Professionals to analyze their data requirements.
• Interns will benefit from key talks, a mentor program, social events, and interactions with respected individuals in their field.
• The internship provides education on the workings of a macro hedge fund and its regulatory environment.
• The goal is to convert top-performing interns to the 2028 Graduate Program.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong mathematical, quantitative, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Technical skills in Excel, VBA, and R.
• An interest and passion for financial markets, trading, and financial products.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• An entrepreneurial spirit.
• Exemplary professionalism.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Qualifications

• A penultimate year undergraduate/junior or 1st year master's or PhD student at a recognized University.
• Must be completed and awarded before July 2028.

Compensation

• Annualized salary of $125,000, prorated for the 10-week program.
• Housing stipend.
• Internship completion bonus.