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Quantitative & Business Solutions Internship
On-site in Madrid·Full-time·Added today
What they offer
Full-time hours
Per the ad.
What they ask for
Have the right to work in Spain
BBVA doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.
Work in English
English is required, per the ad.
Work on-site in Madrid
No relocation package mentioned.
This job was automatically translated to English,.
The role
Excited to grow your career?
The intern will carry out their training period in a CIB-Global Markets business unit, under the supervision of a senior member of BBVA. The training will allow them to acquire technical competencies and theoretical knowledge related to quantitative finance, with the aim of completing their academic training and offering them a global and transversal view of the markets business. Among these:
- Financial product valuation theory.
- Financial products and markets.
- C++ programming language.
- Basic knowledge of other scripting or prototyping languages (for example, Python).
- Continuous integration and DevOps tools around C++.
What you'll do
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Area description
The person will join the Quantitative & Business Solutions team, where we develop valuation and risk management solutions for financial products. They will tackle research projects of interest to the business area with an exploratory nature:
- Development of valuation and risk management tools in prototype or production format.
- Development and support of continuous integration and development tools.
- Optimization and performance of existing tools.
- Proof of concepts to evaluate in-house integrations with third-party commercial software.
- Proof of concepts to deploy tools in the Cloud.
- Developments oriented towards improving error management and tools oriented towards detecting programming errors.
How you'll work
- Schedule: full-time, from 9:00 to 17:00.
- Location of the internship: Madrid (Ciudad BBVA).
- Duration of the internship: 6 months with the possibility of extending for 6 more months.
Requirements
What we're looking for
STEM Profiles - Undergraduate or Master's students in Physics, Mathematics, or Engineering.
Interest in developing a career in quantitative finance. Enjoyment of technical and scientific work: programming and solving analytical problems and technological challenges.
English level. Essential: B2. Desirable: C1/C2.
IT knowledge: Programming foundation in, at least, one professional-use programming language: C++, Python, C, Java, or similar.
Ability for teamwork and communication skills. Analytical and logical capacity.
Nice to have
Knowledge to be valued: Software Design and Engineering, Continuous Integration, version control, performance and memory management tools, distributed computing, multithreading, google protobuffer, jupyter notebook, Linux OS.
Knowledge to be valued: knowledge of statistics and probability theory, integral and differential calculus, numerical methods, stochastic calculus.
Education & certifications
C (Programming Language), C++ Programming Language, Java (Programming Language), Programming Languages, Python (Programming Language)
The role
Excited to grow your career?
El becario desarrollará su período formativo en una unidad de negocio de CIB-Global Markets, bajo la supervisión de un miembro senior de BBVA. La formación le permitirá adquirir competencias técnicas y conocimientos teóricos relacionados con las finanzas cuantitativas, con el objetivo de completar su formación académica y ofrecerle una visión global y transversal del negocio de mercados. Entre ellas:
- Teoría de valoración de productos financieros.
- Productos y mercados financieros.
- Lenguaje de programación C++
- Conocimientos básicos de otros lenguajes de scripting o prototipado (por ejemplo Python).
- Herramientas de integración continua y DevOps en torno a C++
What you'll do
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Descripción del área
La persona se integrará en el equipo de Quantitative & Business Solutions donde desarrollamos soluciones de valoración y gestión del riesgos de productos financieros. Abordará proyectos de investigación de interés para el área de negocio con carácter exploratorio:
- Desarrollo de herramientas de valoración y gestión del riesgo en formato prototipo o productivo.
- Desarrollo y soporte de herramientas de integración continua y desarrollo.
- Optimización y rendimiento de herramientas existentes
- Pruebas de concepto para evaluar integraciones in-house con software comercial de terceros.
- Pruebas de concepto para desplegar herramientas en Cloud.
- Desarrollos orientados a mejorar la gestión de errores y herramientas orientadas a la detección de errores de programación.
How you'll work
- Horario: jornada completa, de 9h a 17h.
- Lugar realización de las prácticas: Madrid (Ciudad BBVA).
- Duración de las prácticas: 6 meses con posibilidad de prorrogar 6 meses más.
Requirements
What we're looking for
Perfiles STEM - Estudiantes de Grado o Máster en Físicas, Matemáticas o Ingenierías.
Interés por desarrollar una carrera en finanzas cuantitativas. Gusto por el trabajo técnico y científico: programación y resolución de problemas de corte analítico y retos tecnológicos.
Nivel de inglés. Imprescindible: B2. Deseable: C1/C2.
Conocimientos informáticos: Base de programación en, al menos, un lenguaje de programación de uso profesional: C++, Python, C o Java o similares.
Capacidad de trabajo en equipo y habilidades de comunicación. Capacidad analítica y lógica.
Nice to have
Conocimientos a valorar: Diseño e Ingeniería del Software, Integración continua, control de versiones, herramientas de rendimiento y gestión de memoria, computación distribuida, multithreading, google protobuffer, jupyter notebook, SO Linux.
Conocimientos a valorar: conocimientos de estadística y teoría de la probabilidad, cálculo integral y diferencial, métodos numéricos, cálculo estocástico.
Education & certifications
C (Programming Language), C++ Programming Language, Java (Programming Language), Programming Languages, Python (Programming Language)
About BBVA
BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria) is a multinational Spanish banking group and one of the largest financial institutions in Europe, with a strong presence in retail banking, corporate and investment banking, and fintech innovation. Headquartered in Madrid, BBVA operates across more than 25 countries, serving over 70 million customers, and is recognized for its leadership in digital transformation within the banking sector. The bank is also a major player in sustainable finance, with significant commitments to green bonds and climate-related lending.
In Spain, BBVA is a market leader with its headquarters in Madrid and a vast network of offices and branches across the country. The company is known for its innovative and technology-driven work culture, investing heavily in AI, data science, and advanced analytics. For international professionals, BBVA offers a dynamic environment with opportunities in quantitative finance, data science, and corporate banking, and it actively recruits talent from around the world, particularly in its Madrid hub. The bank's commitment to sustainability and digital innovation makes it an attractive employer for those looking to work in a forward-thinking financial institution.
- Industry
- Banking and Fintech
- Founded
- 1857
- Employees
- 100,000–150,000
- Headquarters
- Madrid, Spain
- In Spain
- Madrid, Barcelona
- Website
- bbva.com
Good to know if you are moving
- BBVA is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, and is one of the largest banks in Europe, offering a wide range of career opportunities in finance, technology, and data science.
- The company has a strong commitment to digital innovation, with significant investment in AI and data analytics, making it an ideal place for tech and data professionals.
- BBVA offers international mobility programs, allowing employees to work across its global network in Europe, Latin America, and the United States.
- The bank is a leader in sustainability, with a goal to mobilize 300 billion euros in green financing by 2025, providing opportunities for professionals interested in sustainable finance.
- BBVA's work culture emphasizes innovation, diversity, and inclusion, with a focus on employee well-being and professional development.
In their own words
About the company & team
BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.
Likewise, the training period will allow the intern to get to know the corporate culture of BBVA. Finally, the stay at BBVA will allow the intern their first contact with a real professional environment under controlled conditions, an element that will allow them to face a professional career in finance with a greater degree of solvency.
Additional information:
About the company & team
BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.
Así mismo, el período formativo permitirá al becario conocer la cultura corporativa de BBVA. Finalmente, la estancia en BBVA permitirá al becario un primer contacto con un entorno profesional real en condiciones controladas, elemento que le permitirá afrontar con mayor grado de solvencia una carrera profesional en finanzas.
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