--- title: '2027 AI Forward Deployed Engineer Intern at Schonfeld' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/2027-ai-forward-deployed-engineer-intern-schonfeld-hong-kong-638dzwncjqk6' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-31' --- # 2027 AI Forward Deployed Engineer Intern at Schonfeld - **Company:** Schonfeld - **Location:** Hong Kong, Hong Kong - **Posted:** 2026-10-27 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-31 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/schonfeld/jobs/8311595 ## Job description ## The Role As an AI Forward Deployed Engineer Intern in Hong Kong, you'll sit between our investment teams and our AI platform. You'll rotate across portfolio manager and strategy teams to find where AI can change how they research, decide and trade, and then build it. Each rotation ends with a working AI-based workflow or trading tool that the team actually uses. Alongside the rotations, you'll work with our AI infrastructure team to shape the core platform: data, memory, architecture, intelligence and interface. The internship runs for 10 weeks over summer 2027. ## What You’ll Do - Embed with PM and strategy teams on rotation. Learn their process, find the bottlenecks, and ship AI agents and workflows that remove them. - Build AI-assisted research and trading tools, from data ingestion and signal research through to the tools PMs rely on everyday. - Convert what you learn on the desks back into our shared AI platform: data pipelines, agent memory, architecture, model and agent intelligence, and interfaces (Slack, dashboards, CLI) - Measure whether what you build gets used and adds value and keep improving it based on feedback. - Present your work to PMs and the AI committee and defend your design choices. ## What You’ll Bring - Pursuing a degree in computer science, engineering or another quantitative field. - Strong Python and SQL skills, and comfort working with APIs, data pipelines and production-quality code. - Hands-on experience building with LLMs: agents, tool use, retrieval/memory, evals. A portfolio or GitHub of things you've shipped is a big plus. - Genuine curiosity about markets and how investment teams work. Prior finance knowledge is not required, but you should want to learn it fast. - A builder's mindset: you can take an open-ended problem from a non-technical user to a working tool, and you're skeptical of your own results. - A clear communicator who can explain technical trade-offs to PMs and engineers alike, with strong ownership. Our Internship Kick-start your career in finance with the Schonfeld Summer Internship! Over the course of 10 action-packed weeks, you will have the opportunity to build solutions that tackle real-world challenges and leave a lasting impact on the firm. As an intern, you’ll join a close-knit team that is ready to support your growth and accelerate your career. We will pair you with a dedicated manager and a mentor who’ll guide your development over the course of the internship and beyond. Throughout the program, you will have the chance to connect with senior leaders through a series of learning sessions, attend hands-on skills workshops, network at social events and get a behind-the-scenes look at how various functions power the firm. We’ll empower you to bring your ideas to life and make an impact. ## Who We Are Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We draw from decades of experience and a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics to invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income. Our Culture At Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls. ## __PRESENT ## About Schonfeld ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a global multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund that invests across quantitative, fundamental equity, tactical trading, and discretionary macro & fixed income strategies. - **Entity Type**: Private (multi-strategy hedge fund, registered investment advisor since 2016) - **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States - **Founded**: 1988 - **Founders**: Steven Schonfeld ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Financial Services / Investment Management / Hedge Funds - **Target customers**: Institutional investors (pension funds, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, family offices) - **Mission or purpose statement**: To deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns in all market environments and cycles, while fostering a culture where the brightest minds are empowered to learn, innovate, and lead with purpose. ## Products & Services - **Multi-Manager Platform**: A structure housing over 140 portfolio manager teams across four core strategies, providing capital, technology, risk management, and operational support. - **Quantitative Strategies**: Systematic and data-driven trading across global markets. - **Fundamental Equity**: Long/short equity investing based on deep fundamental research. - **Tactical Trading**: Discretionary and event-driven trading strategies. - **Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income**: Global macro and fixed income investing, launched in 2022. - **Delta One & Emerging Markets**: Launched in 2023 to further diversify the firm's investment footprint. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private firm) - **Key Metric**: $22 billion+ in Assets Under Management (AUM) as of July 1, 2026 - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Institutional clients including pension funds and endowments. CEO Ryan Tolkin was appointed to the board of DUMAC, which manages Duke University’s endowment, in 2024. - **Growth Signals**: - Evolved from a US-centric family office to a global firm with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, São Paulo, and Miami. - Over 1,100 employees. - Over 140 portfolio manager teams. - Active job postings increased by +35.7% monthly and +7.5% quarterly (as of recent LinkedIn data). - Strategic expansion into Discretionary Macro, Fixed Income, Delta One, and Emerging Markets since 2022. ## Competitive Advantages - **Deep Quantitative Roots**: Founded in 1988 as a proprietary trading firm with pioneering statistical trading strategies, some of which are still in use today. - **Entrepreneurial Platform**: The multi-manager model attracts top-tier portfolio managers by providing significant capital, advanced technology, and rigorous risk management, allowing them to operate with autonomy. - **Global Infrastructure**: A presence across five continents enables the firm to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities in markets worldwide. - **Long-Term Track Record**: Over 35 years of operating history and evolution from a family office to an institutional-scale investment firm. ## Strategic Focus - **Diversification**: Continuing to expand into new investment strategies (Macro, Fixed Income, Delta One, Emerging Markets) to reduce concentration and capture new alpha sources. - **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring experienced professionals and early-career talent across technology, quantitative research, risk, and investment roles to fuel growth. - **International Expansion**: Deepening its footprint in existing global hubs (São Paulo, Singapore, Hong Kong, London, Miami) and exploring new markets. - **Technology & Data**: Investing heavily in data engineering, AI, risk technology, and systematic platforms to maintain a competitive edge. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as entrepreneurial, collaborative, and intellectually rigorous. The firm emphasizes that the best ideas rise to the top and that talent is its core strategy. - **Impact**: Employees work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry and are given the platform and support to turn ambitious ideas into lasting results. - **Career Development**: Offers structured programs for students and early career professionals (internships, mentorship) and significant growth opportunities for experienced hires. - **Work Model**: Hybrid/Office-based. Offices are located in major financial hubs (New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, São Paulo, Miami). - **Notable Perks**: The firm’s philosophy is "We’ll Invest in You," indicating a strong commitment to employee growth, learning, and providing the resources needed to succeed. Employee-led community groups foster inclusion and purpose. ## Sources 1. [schonfeld.com](https://www.schonfeld.com/) 2. [schonfeld.com/careers](https://www.schonfeld.com/careers/) 3. [schonfeld.com/leadership](https://www.schonfeld.com/our-firm/leadership/) 4. 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