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Venture Capital Intern (Part-time, Fall/Winter)

Tower Research Capital
🇺🇸New YorkStudentIntern$500–$1,000/wkPosted October 30, 2025

About the Role

Tower Research Ventures (TRV), the venture arm of Tower Research Capital, is hiring an intern to help build and invest in category-defining companies, working closely with portfolio companies on everything from product development to business growth.

  • Assist in ‘zero to one’ product development, building out early features, prototypes, and technical infrastructure
  • Contribute to technical research and benchmarking to inform the engineering roadmap
  • Evaluate the technical feasibility and scalability of product features
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional team members across engineering and venture incubations
  • Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and system architecture planning

This internship will be part-time, 20 hours per week.

Responsibilities

  • Assisting in ‘zero to one’ product development, building out early features, prototypes, and technical infrastructure
  • Contributing to technical research and benchmarking to inform the engineering roadmap
  • Evaluating the technical feasibility and scalability of product features
  • Collaborating closely with cross-functional team members across engineering and venture incubations
  • Participating in code reviews, technical discussions, and system architecture planning

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in a degree program in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field (Master’s degree preferred, or Bachelor’s degree with equivalent experience)
  • Strong foundational programming experience (via coursework, research, or prior internships), with a focus on backend development, software architecture, or AI/ML specialization
  • Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines and MLOps for automating model deployments
  • Strong knowledge of Python and proficiency in Linux, SQL, Git and Bash scripting
  • Strong full-stack development experience using TypeScript and Next.js
  • General understanding of end-to-end ML processes
  • Expertise in at least one area of applied AI, such as: Computer Vision, Language Modeling, Reinforcement Learning, Generative Modeling (e.g. image, video, audio)
  • Experience with applied AI engineering, including working with third-party APIs (such as OpenAI or Anthropic API) and frameworks such as the Vercel AI SDK
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Demonstrated experience working with messy, incomplete datasets and building robust data preprocessing pipelines
  • Strong communication skills

What You'll Get

  • $500–$1,000/wk base salary
  • Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
  • Opportunities to learn from senior management across the firm
  • Mentors from your alma mater and other top institutions