Platform Engineering - Intern

2025 iCapital U.S. Summer Internship

Department: Platform Engineering

Location: New York, NY

iCapital is transforming investing in private equity, private credit, real estate, hedge funds, and structured investments by removing the roadblocks that have prevented greater participation in these private strategies. Join the Fintech company that is disrupting how individuals invest in private capital markets. iCapital services approximately $206 billion in global client assets invested in 1,679 funds, as of October 2024.

Join us this summer and make a meaningful impact while developing your professional skills in a dynamic team environment. Help shape the future of Fintech in the global Alternative Investment space.

Key features of our summer internship:

• Become a key member of the iCapital team, driving initiatives, contributing to projects, and potentially jumpstart your career with us after graduation.
• Immerse yourself in an inclusive company culture where we create a sense of belonging for everyone.
• Gain exclusive access to the AltsEdge Certificate Program, our award-winning alternative investments education curriculum for wealth managers.
• Attend recurring iLearn seminars and platform demos where you will learn the latest about our products.
• Participate in an intern team project, culminating in an end-of-summer presentation to a panel of senior executives.
• Join senior executive speaker seminars that provide career development, guidance, and access to the leaders at iCapital.

About the role:

iCapital’s Product and Technology department includes multiple teams dedicated to creating an industry-leading platform that manages the full life cycle of alternative investments. The Platform Engineering team delivers enterprise-grade software and infrastructure solutions that meet the needs of the business, our clients, and is built with quality, and information and data integrity.

• Work with the investments management group on the key workflows needed for external and internal users to support investments creation, review, and approval.
• Support fund administration and operations in solving fun and complex problems of our private equity and hedge fund finance desks.
• Assist with portfolio analytics projects that provides industry leading quantitative analytics to help CIOs, researchers, and advisors better manage their portfolios and utilize alternative assets.
• Contribute to our Data Science team in building a service layer that is used to transform static documents by utilizing advanced AI/ML/OCR/NLP capabilities.
• Work on components with a focus on developer-friendly APIs, accessibility, and responsive web.
• Help to create a consistent, user-friendly, and scalable platform.

Valued qualities and key skills:

• Experience with web application development, Unix/Linux environments, distributed and parallel systems, data structures, machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing, networking, developing large systems or security software development
• Possess a solid understanding of Agile development, object-oriented design, and programming languages
• Able to provide code examples of production ready code
• Experience in programming with one or more of the following: Ruby (rails), JavaScript (React), Python, Java/Scala, C++, C#
• Highly inquisitive, collaborative, and a creative problem solver
• Possess foundational knowledge of and/or genuine interest in the financial markets
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Able to adapt to new responsibilities and manage competing priorities
• Technologically proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

What we offer:

• Outings with iCapital team members and fellow interns to build connections and grow your network.
• Corporate culture and volunteer activities in support of the communities where we live and work.
• Rooftop Happy Hours showcasing our impressive views of NYC.

Eligibility:

• A rising junior or senior in a U.S. college/university bachelor’s degree program
• Committed to working five days a week in the New York City office for the entire duration of the internship
• Authorized to work in the United States*

*We are unable to offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this program

Pay Rate: $51.00/hour + relocation stipend and transportation stipend

iCapital in the Press:

We are at the cutting edge of using technology to democratize investing in alternatives, but don’t take our word for it. Here’s what others are saying about us:

• Seven consecutive years on the Forbes Fintech 50 list, which highlights the most innovative private companies in personal finance, investing payments and crypto assets
• Three-time selection to Forbes’ Best Startup Employers List
• Four-time winner of the Money Management Institute/Barron’s Solutions Provider of the Year

For additional information on iCapital, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us  Twitter: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc | Awards Disclaimer: https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us/recognition/

iCapital is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.