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# Software Engineer Intern (AI Internal Tools) at Garda Capital Partners

- **Company:** Garda Capital Partners
- **Location:** Geneva, Switzerland / Zug Zug, Switzerland
- **Posted:** 2026-08-18
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gardacp/jobs/6146408004

## Job description

Garda Capital Partners (Garda) is a multi-billion dollar alternative investment firm with over 22 years of experience deploying relative value strategies across fixed income markets for institutional investors. We hire, grow, and mentor great talent and remain steadfast in our commitment to building a culture that helps them succeed. Garda is more than a workplace. We are built on trust, integrity, and a shared vision for how we work together, the enduring relationships we build, and the consistency of our results. Garda's primary offices are located in Wayzata, New York City, West Palm Beach, Geneva, Zug, Copenhagen, Singapore, and Scottsdale.

Garda is seeking a Software Engineer Intern (AI Internal Tools) for a 6-month internship, who will report to the AI Lead. The role focuses on building and improving internal systems, tools, and engineering infrastructure that let teams across Garda use AI effectively, safely, and reliably.

This is a hands-on engineering position spanning internal applications, integrations, shared AI platform components, evaluation tooling, observability, and developer workflows — contributing to both new features and existing production systems. It is not model training, quant research, or one-off prototyping; the focus is on maintainable, reusable systems for broad internal use.

Ideal candidates are strong technical students who thrive on ambiguity, pick up new technologies quickly, and take ownership of code quality. While AI-assisted development tools are used, the intern is expected to apply solid engineering judgment, test rigorously, and deliver secure, maintainable work.

Position Responsibilities

- Build and improve internal applications, backend services, APIs, and integrations that bring AI capabilities into firm workflows.
- Contribute to shared AI platform capabilities, such as gateway services, access and identity integrations, monitoring, observability, and support tooling.
- Deliver small, production-minded features and services, including design, implementation, testing, documentation, deployment support, and iterative improvement after release.
- Help evaluate AI models, tools, and internal AI applications; contribute to practical evaluation methods, benchmarks, monitoring, and feedback loops.
- Identify recurring needs and generalizable patterns in work across teams, then help turn them into reusable components, standards, or automation rather than one-off solutions.
- Work with engineers, infrastructure, security, compliance, and internal users to understand requirements, navigate dependencies, and incorporate feedback into robust solutions.
- Use AI-assisted development tools effectively while maintaining ownership of code quality, correctness, security, reliability, and maintainability.
- Support and improve existing systems by investigating issues, improving documentation, and helping make services easier to operate and support.

## Qualifications & Desired Skills

- Pursuing a Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Quantitative Finance
- Demonstrated software-development experience through coursework, internships, personal projects, open-source work, or similar practical experience.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language and the ability and interest to learn the languages, frameworks, and tools required for the work.
- Strong software-engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, debugging, testing, version control, and clear code design.
- Interest in building backend services, APIs, internal applications, integrations, or developer/infrastructure tooling.
- Sound problem-solving skills and good judgment about trade-offs among speed, quality, reliability, and maintainability.
- Comfort working in a changing environment, clarifying ambiguous requirements, and iterating constructively with stakeholders.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills; able to collaborate with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
- Interest in practical AI systems and AI-enabled development. Prior experience with a particular AI platform, programming language, or cloud technology is welcome but not required.
- Interest in financial markets or investment management is a plus, but is not required.

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## About Garda Capital Partners

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Garda Capital Partners is an investment management firm specializing in fixed income relative value strategies for institutional investors, with over $12 billion in assets under management.
- **Entity Type**: Private (minority investment from AMG since 2019, with additional minority stake acquired in 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Wayzata, Minnesota, United States
- **Founded**: 2015 (though the firm’s core strategy and team have over 22 years of experience, originating at Black River in 2003)
- **Founders**: Jeff Drobny (Chairman & CEO) and Tim Magnusson (Chief Investment Officer)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Investment Management (Fixed Income Relative Value)
- **Target customers**: Institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds (B2B, strictly institutional – does not accept public investments)
- **Mission**: Protect and grow capital for institutional investors so they can deliver on their promises to their stakeholders.

## Products & Services
- **Fixed Income Relative Value Strategy**: A single, focused investment strategy deploying relative value trades primarily across global sovereign bonds, interest rate futures, cash bonds, and interest rate swaps. Designed to deliver consistent, positive returns uncorrelated to broader market movements. The firm does not offer retail products or multiple fund vehicles.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private firm)
- **Key Metric**: Assets Under Management (AUM) – over $12 billion as of February 2026
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: AMG (NYSE: AMG) – a strategic partner and minority investor since 2019, which increased its minority equity interest in February 2026
- **Growth Signals**: AUM has tripled since the AMG partnership began in 2019; headcount of 184 employees (+15.5% year-over-year); offices in 7 global cities (Wayzata, New York, Scottsdale, Palm Beach Gardens, Geneva, Zug, Copenhagen, Singapore); active hiring in quantitative research, AI, data engineering, and software engineering.

## Competitive Advantages
- **22+ year track record** of consistent positive returns across multiple market cycles (including financial crises and rate regime shifts).
- **Uncorrelated returns** to broader equity and credit markets, providing diversification for institutional portfolios.
- **Proprietary analysis** and deep expertise in fixed income relative value, with a highly disciplined, long/short approach.
- **Long-term client relationships** built on transparency, integrity, and alignment of interests – the firm is majority-owned by its management team.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening the partnership with AMG to ensure long-term stability and independence, while maintaining operational autonomy.
- Scaling the firm’s infrastructure and technology (notably in AI and data engineering) to enhance investment research and trading capabilities.
- Building a multi-generational firm with a “Built to Last” philosophy, investing in talent and culture to sustain performance over decades.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes collaboration, empowerment, continuous learning, and accountability. Leaders are approachable, and employees are encouraged to take initiative. Values include rigor, fairness, transparency, and excellence.
- **Work environment**: Global offices with a hybrid/office presence (roles listed in Geneva, Zug, New York, and Wayzata). The firm combines the agility of an entrepreneurial firm with the discipline of an established institution.
- **Career growth**: Focus on long-term career development; employees are given “lived experiences” and opportunities to shape outcomes. Open roles include Quantitative Researcher, Software Engineer (AI Tooling), Data Engineer, AI Intern, and Investment Analyst.
- **Notable perks**: Flat structure, cross-departmental collaboration, and a strong emphasis on integrity and work-life balance (the firm explicitly avoids short-termism).

## Sources
1. [Garda Capital Partners Website](https://www.gardacp.com/)
2. [Garda Careers Page (Greenhouse)](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gardacp)
3. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/garda-capital-partners)
4. [CBInsights Company Profile (including AMG press release)](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/garda-capital-partners)

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