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2027 Summer Intern – Client Solutions & Analytics Quantitative Research Analyst (MFE), London

A summer internship for MFE students in PIMCO's London client solutions and analytics team. You support asset allocation and risk analysis for clients.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Run risk analytics, optimisations and stress tests for client portfolios
Maintain quantitative models and analytical tools
Produce periodic risk and attribution reports
Support senior strategists on thought leadership
Complete a capstone project and present it

What they ask for

Required

Master's in financial engineering or similar
Statistics and econometrics
Python
Interest in markets and macro
Clear communication
Enrolled during Dec 2027 to Jun 2028

Preferred

MATLAB
Another European language

Education: Pursuing a master's in financial engineering or a closely related quantitative discipline.
Experience: Students; no prior experience stated
Languages and tools: Python
MATLAB
Markets: multi-asset

How to prepare

Build a portfolio risk report (volatility, VaR, attribution) in Python
Run a stress test on a multi-asset portfolio
Learn asset-liability management basics
Practise presenting a short capstone-style project

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