Software Engineering Internship (Summer 2026)

Internship period: 11 May – 31 July 2026

Location: Singapore (CBD)

Who are we?

BlockTech is a fast-paced algorithmic trading firm facilitating global cryptocurrency trading while expanding into regulated markets. As we continue to grow rapidly, we are offering a Software Engineering Internship in Singapore.

What will you do?

As a Software Engineering Intern at BlockTech, you’ll help build and optimise some of ourlow latency systems that power our global trading operation. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers, traders, and quants, contributing to real production components where performance matters and your work has measurable impact.

This internship is ideal for highly motivated students who want hands-on exposure to high-performance engineering in a fast-paced, algorithmic trading environment.

You will:

• Design and build low latency components optimised for speed, scalability, and robustness

• Optimise and scale existing trading infrastructure for maximum performance and reliability

• Own your work from development through to deployment

• Collaborate with traders, quants, and engineers to deliver state-of-the-art trading technology

• Experiment, iterate and innovate by testing ideas and shipping code

What is in it for you?

• A hands-on engineering internship at a leading algorithmic trading firm

• Direct mentorship from experienced software engineers and collaboration with quantitative traders and researchers

• Real-world experience working on production-level trading infrastructure

• A meaningful technical project with tangible impact

• A modern, relaxed office in the heart of Singapore’s financial district (CBD)

• Daily breakfast, warm lunch, snacks, and drinks

• Social activities with the team

• A stepping stone towards a full-time Software Engineer role at BlockTech

• Competitive compensation

Our culture

At BlockTech, we are a team of passionate trading and tech enthusiasts driven by curiosity, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Interns are treated as permanent contributors: your ideas matter, your work has impact, and your learning is taken seriously. You will be challenged, supported, and encouraged to push beyond theory into practical, high-performance software engineering.

Job requirements

• You’re currently studying (or recently graduated in) CS, Engineering, Math, or a similar field

• You have strong fundamentals in programming, algorithms, and systems thinking

• You’re excited about building fast, low-latency systems

• You’re comfortable working in Linux environments

• You can own tasks end-to-end, but love collaborating with a team

• You’re hands-on, curious, and learn quickly

• You communicate clearly in English (spoken + written)

Bonus points if you have experience with:

• Rust or (C/C++)

• Performance profiling and benchmarking

• Concurrency and multithreading