Network Engineer

Jane Street
Singapore
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for mid-level candidates who collaborate on real-world network projects requiring automation and protocol expertise, with a focus on distributed systems and multi-vendor infrastructure in Singapore.

Best fit for

  • Mid-level candidates with foundational network protocol knowledge and automation experience
    — “Able to understand network protocols (ARP, BGP, OSPF) at a basic level
  • Individuals who thrive in collaborative, firm-wide problem-solving environments
    — “You’ll have a unique opportunity to see how our team interacts with several groups to build solutions that work on a firm-wide scale
  • Programmers skilled in *nix command-line tools and eager to apply them to infrastructure challenges
    — “Comfortable at the command line of a *nix machine

Things to consider

  • Projects may involve high-stakes infrastructure decisions with firm-wide impact
    — “build solutions that work on a firm-wide scale
  • Expect exposure to complex, distributed systems requiring multi-vendor expertise
    — “reliable, multi-vendor network infrastructure that supports all traffic profiles

How to stand out

  • Highlight automation experience in network monitoring or infrastructure management
    — “automating support tasks and improving the team's ability to monitor the network
  • Demonstrate collaborative problem-solving through cross-functional project examples
    — “You’ll have a unique opportunity to see how our team interacts with several groups
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Intern

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What success looks like

  • work on cross-team projects
  • debug routing protocols
  • provision new market data feeds
  • automate support tasks
Typical background
network engineeringcomputer science

Skills & requirements

Required

Network ProtocolsOperating System FundamentalsComputer ArchitectureProgrammingCommand Line

Preferred

AutomationMonitoring

Stack & domain

Network Protocols (arp, BGP, Ospf)Operating System FundamentalsComputer ArchitectureProgrammingCommunicationCollaborationIntellectual CuriosityHumbleUnafraid To Ask Questions And Admit MistakesFinance

About the role

Original posting from Jane Street

About the position

Our goal is to give you a real sense of what it's like to work at Jane Street full time while also providing a truly unparalleled educational experience. As an intern, you are paired with full-time employees who act as mentors, collaborating with you on real-world projects we actually need done.

As a Network Engineer intern, you’ll work with full-timers to learn how we maintain and improve a critical piece of infrastructure underlying our firm’s technology. Our numerous distributed systems are built on a reliable, multi-vendor network infrastructure that supports all traffic profiles from trading to internet connectivity.

On any given day, we might be: 

Working on cross-team projects such as site expansions and new colocation builds

Debugging routing protocols

Provisioning new market data feeds and connections to third parties

Automating support tasks and improving the team's ability to monitor the network

You’ll have a unique opportunity to see how our team interacts with several groups to build solutions that work on a firm-wide scale. We automate as much of our work as we can because we find that automation reduces our error rate and overall workload—plus, we think it's fun.

Your internship project might consider big-picture questions that we’re still trying to figure out, or involve building something new. Your mentors will help you understand the range of problems we solve every day, from finding new and interesting ways to resolve production issues quickly, to performing comprehensive root-cause analyses and integrating clean and robust long-term fixes.

Learn more about Jane Street’s internship program here.

About you

If you’ve never thought about a career in finance, you’re in good company. Many of us were in the same position before working here. If you have a curious mind, a collaborative spirit, and a passion for solving interesting problems, we have a feeling you’ll fit right in. We're more interested in how you think and learn than what you currently know. You should be:

Able to understand network protocols (ARP, BGP, OSPF) at a basic level

Knowledgeable of operating system fundamentals and computer architecture

A strong programmer who can demonstrate high potential and an aptitude for learning

Intellectually curious, collaborative, and eager to learn

Humble and unafraid to ask questions and admit mistakes

A strong communicator

Comfortable at the command line of a *nix machine

Fluent in English

Source: Jane Street careers

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