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Mako has multiple, early career pathways for aspiring traders and technologists, including summer internships for those in their penultimate year of study and graduate programmes for those looking to start their careers.
We have carefully designed our programmes to give participants the tools and knowledge they need to start their career journeys in the best possible way. Our internships are an opportunity to dip your toes into the complex world of options market making to see if it matches your aptitude and interest. Our graduate programmes are designed to support intelligent and driven students to take their first steps on the way to building a meaningful and engaging career in their chosen discipline.
Our six-week Summer internship runs annually from July and our 18-month Graduate Trader programme commences in late September, as does our 12-month Software Engineer graduate programme. Please check the opportunities page for any open applications.
The graduate programme will set you on a two-year trajectory to becoming an Options Market Maker. We have developed and iterated the structure over time to complement the changing face of the industry; it is fully immersive and can be a springboard to success for motivated candidates. We have several years of experience running the programme, and many of our senior traders have built the foundations of their careers with its invaluable support.
Register Your InterestOur graduate programme for Software Engineers will put you straight to work, making an impact on projects directly tied to Mako’s revenue. For one year, you will be a part of a structured programme that will include rotations through our software teams as well as more formal classroom training. During this time, you will also be assigned a buddy, and within the first month, have the opportunity to work on meaningful tasks that plug directly into our trading system. The aim of the programme is not only to grow your software skills, but also to give you a broader understanding of our business and how you impact it as part of the development team.
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The internship provides an introduction to what it takes to become a trader or technologist in one of the most complex markets. You’ll get a taste of options theory, price discovery and financial modelling. You will also be introduced to the technical side of what we do by learning about coding, data analysis and systems engineering to name a few. Successful interns have a direct path to the graduate programmes.
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