BGC 2027 UK Technology Summer Internship Programme - Development

Location: London

Program Length: 10 weeks, Summer 2027

Track: Development

Firm Overview

BGC Group (Nasdaq: BGC) is a leading global brokerage and financial technology company, serving wholesale financial and commercial real estate markets. BGC traces its origins to Cantor Fitzgerald's interdealer brokerage business and has been a separate publicly listed company since 2004, taking its name from Cantor's founder, B. Gerald Cantor. The two firms remain closely linked: Cantor Fitzgerald is BGC's largest and controlling shareholder, and the firms continue to work together as affiliated businesses.

Cantor Fitzgerald, with over 16,000 employees, has been a leading global financial services firm at the forefront of financial and technological innovation since 1945.

Cantor is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, SPAC underwriting, PIPE placements, commercial real estate, and its global distribution platform. Cantor's portfolio of businesses also includes Prime Brokerage, Asset Management, and other ventures, with trading desks in every major financial center and offices in over 30 locations worldwide.

As one of the few remaining private partnerships on Wall Street, Cantor can focus on long-term value creation and solid relationship building - responding quickly to client needs, developing solutions to complex challenges, and attracting talented individuals driven to succeed.

Programme Overview

• Join an exciting, growing team and gain hands-on experience working alongside industry professionals on high-impact projects that drive innovation, scalability, and operational excellence across our global businesses.

• Get exposure to cutting-edge technology in an agile, fast-paced environment delivering world-class service to a diverse client base.

• Open to candidates in their penultimate year of study, or who have completed their higher education, with a strong interest in technology and financial services.

• Includes structured technical and professional skills training, plus a dedicated mentor to support your growth throughout the program.

• This internship may lead to a full-time offer.

• Requires commitment for the full 10-week program.

Development

Join a front-office trading technology team building the real-time and end-of-day analytics and applications that power our global trading desks.

Responsibilities

• Support the wider team on the production of real-time and end-of-day analytics in Java, Python, and KDB+.

• Implement the full software development lifecycle within a fast-paced, front-office trading applications development team.

• Upgrade servers and software to address support needs for the technology products we use.

• Develop tools and scripts to automate routine tasks, improve workflows, and enhance system monitoring.

• Learn and apply best practices in software engineering, testing, and DevOps within a front-office technology environment.

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or a related field.

• Development experience in Java, Python, or C++ / C#.

• Basic understanding of databases (SQL/NoSQL) and data handling.
  

Preferred Qualifications (but not required)

• Knowledge of trading systems and financial products.

• Ability to clearly articulate technical challenges and solutions.
  

Attributes

• Graduates with a passion for technology and an interest in financial services.

• Enthusiastic and open to developing new skills in data and technology.

• Comfortable taking on new challenges and solving unfamiliar problems.

• Able to work under pressure, manage multiple tasks, and prioritize workloads.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build relationships across stakeholders.

• Ability to work both independently and in groups.