Technology Placement Year

Location: London, fully in-office (no remote work)

Start date: June 29th 2026

About the Programme  

Get a taste of working in a fast-paced, tech-led environment in our London office. Our placement programme will provide the opportunity to work directly with our Development teams. These teams support areas such as Finance, Operations, Risk, Trading, and Portfolio Management. 

During your placement, you will gain valuable hands-on experience with a multitude of technologies and disciplines such as software engineering, devops, data engineering, cyber security, web development, business intelligence, and stream processing.

What do we want?  

During the placement programme, you will hone your software and programming skills whilst building an understanding of our business and financial markets. You’ll rotate across two cutting-edge teams with the ability to assume as much responsibility and autonomy as you can take on.

The projects you work on will be varied and dependent on the issues the business is tackling at the time. That means that your projects will have real impact on the business.

Throughout your placement, you will receive comprehensive support from our teams, starting from an initial induction to a performance review upon completion of your tenure. This support includes personalized mentoring, regular seminars with senior managers and key staff, and opportunities to engage in the firm’s charitable activities. At the conclusion of your placement, you will present your key learnings and experiences back to tech leadership.

Examples of projects you may work on include:

• Integrating advanced AI capabilities into our bespoke systems
• Developing sophisticated developer tools that enhance productivity
• Engineering high-performance, real-time data pipelines
• Developing Data Integration pipelines

What’re we looking for?

We’re looking for people that want to make the right start in their careers. We want people who have a passion for technology and who like to do things differently.

We’re looking for individuals enrolled on a Computer Science degree with a year in industry. We look for demonstrable passion for technology; be that through hackathon participation, personal projects, or previous working experience. 

Why join us?  

Technology is at our core. It’s industry-defining and best-in-class, but we are striving for even more. You’ll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies while learning from some of the best technicians in the business. 

The year in industry with us is a chance to accelerate your skill set and gain invaluable real-world experience. You will be continually challenged to learn new skills, work on novel tasks, and push yourself out of your comfort zone.

Of course, this is also one pathway to our graduate rotation scheme. See what some of our previous graduates say here.

Progression at Marshall Wace

The aim of our internships is to convert the best performers into graduates. The rotational format of our graduate program then allows you to explore various roles within the Technology team before determining the best fit for you. Upon completing your rotations, you have the flexibility to advance to the team that aligns most with your interests and strengths. 

After completing the program, the progression paths are not rigidly defined. There is no predetermined ladder for you to climb. Instead, your personal growth may involve taking on more challenging projects, mentoring a team or new hires, or even pursuing opportunities for international assignments. Your individual development path is open for exploration, and you can collaborate with your management to shape what your future growth looks like. 

Marshall Wace is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Note: we request that you only apply to the one role you are most interested in. This includes both the position itself and the location. Duplicate applications will cause delays in processing your application.