Investment Engineer Intern - Summer 2026

In a nutshell we are looking for people who have:

• Passion and knack for building data models and algorithmic systems that solve complex investment problems.
• Deep interest in markets, finance, and investing.
• Great analytical mind.
• Desire to work with the best people in a highly entrepreneurial and collaborative environment.

What does Bridgewater do?

Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm, focused on delivering unique insight and partnership for the most sophisticated global institutional investors.

Our investment process is driven by a tireless pursuit to understand how the world’s markets and economies work — using cutting edge technology to validate and execute on timeless and universal investment principles.

Founded in 1975, we are a community of independent thinkers who share a commitment for excellence. By fostering a culture of openness, transparency, and inclusion, we strive to unlock the most complex questions in investment strategy, management, and corporate culture.

Explore more information about Bridgewater on our website here.

What is Investment Engineering?

As an Investment Engineer, your mission is to understand how the world’s markets and economies work and codify this understanding. You will spend your time designing and building the algorithms which are used to generate Bridgewater's views on markets, translate those views into portfolios, and trade those portfolios. Every piece of investment logic is owned by an Engineer who:

• Is an expert in their investment domain and can hold the whole model of the investment system in their head.
• Designs systems that beautifully express and run our investment logic and evolves with our investment understanding.
• Runs and develops a team of engineers to build and maintain the investment system.

We also shape how Bridgewater does investment research: we deeply understand how exploration is done and evolve the methods and tools to more rapidly develop breakthrough insights.

What is the Investment Engineering Ethos?

We are an Engineering owned and led organization which strives to balance fierce independence with incredible community support in an environment that is intellectually vibrant and driven to make a mark on the world as a collaborative force.

Our core values:

• Honesty, transparency, directness, personal accountability, driven by doing what's right for the organization.
• Holding a very high bar for each other, everything we do, and everything we build.
• Actively engaging in shaping our environment and how we do things.  You create the culture again every day you come into the office - it must be highly dynamic and owned by all of us.
• Autonomy and self-motivation: we are here to enable and develop (not manage) great people who share our way of being and passion for working on important problems that have big impact.

Explore more information about Bridgewater’s culture on our website here.

What is the opportunity for summer intern hires?

• We are looking for undergraduate and graduate students who have a high affinity for building well-engineered solutions to complex problems pertaining to economics, markets, portfolio management and trading.
• Summer interns will work on a challenging investment engineering project throughout the course of their internship with the potential to have real impact in our investment process and to shape how we do work.
• Interns will also participate in a summer-long Investment Engineering class which will give each participant a well-rounded experience that covers the gamut of the problems we face, and the thinking required to solve them.
• Top summer interns will receive full time offers to join the team following the successful completion of their degree.

Compensation Band:

Total compensation for this position is $51,000 for the 8-week internship (less applicable deductions and withholdings), including a sign on bonus. In addition, our compensation package includes housing.  

This job description is not a contract and confers no contractual rights, privileges, or benefits on any applicant or potential applicant. Bridgewater has the right to change any and all terms of this job description, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, qualifications and benefits. Nothing in this job description constitutes an offer or guarantee of employment.

Bridgewater Associates, LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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The investment engineer intern position requires the candidate is eligible to work in the United States for a minimum of 3 years from the candidate’s start date.  H-1B visa sponsorship and support for post-graduation optional practical training is available only to candidates with a degree in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.