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Tools & Compilers Research and Development Internship, Flexible

Jane Street· Technology
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Hybrid (London)internshipPosted 3mo ago

About the role

Research internship in Jane Street's Tools and Compilers group for PhD and masters students, focusing on programming languages, compilers, verification, and related areas with exposure to OCaml and the compiler toolchain. Internship duration 10-12 weeks with project work guided by mentors.

Responsibilities

  • Work on a project in the Tools and Compilers group for about 10-12 weeks.
  • Collaborate with mentors on a project combining your research background with OCaml compiler and core libraries work.
  • Explore areas such as type systems, formal verification of OCaml programs, new language features for systems programming, and compiler testing/validation.
  • Learn how OCaml is used in Jane Street's production codebase and contribute to open-source components where possible.

Qualifications

  • PhD or masters student with outstanding research experience in programming languages, compilers, verification, and related areas
  • Experience in peer-reviewed publications list to include in resume
  • No required background in finance, OCaml, or functional programming
  • Ability to work on production-like codebase and apply state-of-the-art research

Skills

Nice to have:Programming languages (OCaml)Formal verification

Benefits

  • Access to physical and virtual educational resources
  • Guest speakers and social events
  • Exposure to a large actively-developed production codebase
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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