Top Internships in Chicago, IL

Participate in desk rotations, assist with daily trading analysis, contribute to quantitative research and electronic trading strategy development, analyze large datasets to inform trading decisions, and receive formal training through Belvedere Trading University.

Work with full-time engineers to design, implement, test, and deploy low-latency, high-performance trading software. Collaborate in teams, participate in the firms BTU learning program, debug complex trading applications, communicate project updates with managers, and apply AI tools to improve development efficiency.

Rotate across trading desks to assist daily trade analysis, collaborate with developers and strategists on trading logic, perform quantitative research and data analysis, and participate in intensive training (BTU) to develop electronic market-making strategies and software development skills.

Ten-week credit internship supporting credit ratings: gather and analyze financial data, conduct market research, review legal documents, assist financial modeling and cash flow engines, prepare rating reports and press releases, participate in meetings, and learn DBRS Morningstar rating methodologies.

Support HR operations by improving processes and documentation, assist with analytics, process improvement, program development, and internal communications, and collaborate with HR team members and business partners on organizational initiatives.

Participate in Morningstar's sales internship cohort: build lead lists using LinkedIn and CRM, assist with outreach emails and call scripts, shadow SDRs and sales reps, and contribute to projects improving sales processes and client engagement.

Support quantitative research by cleaning and organizing financial datasets, developing and testing basic statistical models, building visualizations, documenting findings, and collaborating with analysts while learning data-science applications for investment analysis.

10-week in-person internship partnering with Quant Researchers to explore research ideas, build analysis tools, learn options theory and market making, receive mentorship and professional development, and compete for a full-time Graduate Quant Researcher role.

10-week Hardware Engineer internship involving hands-on projects, classroom training on markets and hardware design, mentorship, professional development, and social events. Requires RTL coding skills and offers potential full-time placement.

10-week in-person PhD internship working with Quant Researchers to explore research ideas, build analysis tools, learn options theory and market-making, develop research skills with mentor support, and participate in cohort events. High-performing interns may receive a full-time Graduate Quant Researcher offer.

10-week in-person research internship partnering with Quant Researchers to explore research ideas, build analysis tools, learn options theory and market making, and develop skills for potential conversion to a full-time Graduate Researcher role.

10-week software engineering internship working on meaningful projects, classroom training on markets and tech, mentorship, professional development, cohort events, and potential conversion to a graduate role for strong performers.

The Digital Designer Intern will support the creation of digital assets and visual design for interactive experiences, working closely with UX, development, and motion teams.

This intern role in Federal Security Operations focuses on cybersecurity, project tracking, and maintaining relationships with customer stakeholders in a mission-driven environment.

This internship role focuses on SRE skills, requiring collaboration and problem-solving in dynamic environments for Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange team.

As a Data Science Intern, you will develop and validate LLM pipelines for extracting clinical endpoints from EHR data, ensuring data quality for clinical analysis.

The intern will support the North America Procurement team by managing supplier data, reporting, and analysis, ensuring compliance, and assisting with supply chain risk management and contingency planning.

Support the Data Team with ad hoc analyses, SQL queries, dashboard maintenance, data quality, and AI-assisted analytics workflows. Prepare reports and presentations, document metrics and workflows, triage data requests via Jira, and help maintain data integrity across BI tools for internal stakeholders.

As a Detection Engineer Intern, you will analyze telemetry, research coverage opportunities, improve workflows, and communicate threat findings effectively.

Support planning, executing, and optimizing paid digital acquisition campaigns. Coordinate content and landing pages, run A/B tests, analyze marketing data, create performance reports, and recommend optimizations to improve ROAS.

Manage three branded Reddit accounts: post 2–3 times per week per brand, engage with users and comments per brand guidelines, craft brand-specific Reddit strategies, and coordinate with an outside contractor to manage meetings and goals.

Part-time law student internship providing administrative litigation support: manage physical and electronic case files, assist with discovery and trial preparation, perform basic legal research and templated drafting, track deadlines and project tasks, and help improve department processes under attorney supervision.

Six-month unpaid internship (10-15 hrs/week) to build an online wellness brand: create and schedule social media content, write weekly blogs and biweekly newsletters, design images in Canva, produce PDFs/handouts, run email campaigns, monitor trends, perform competitor research, and draft analytics reports.

Unpaid 6-month, 10–15 hour/week internship to design and build an online wellness portal and marketing materials (website, newsletters, ebooks, handouts). Execute visual design from concept to launch, map user flows and sitemaps, establish brand guidelines, and collaborate with the health coach team to create user-friendly experiences.

Support creation of short-form social content for Instagram and TikTok, including ideation, editing, copywriting, trend monitoring, community engagement, performance reporting, and on-site content capture for concerts, tours, and events while collaborating with Social Media and Creative teams.