Internship Visa Sponsorship Jobs in New York
New York is one of the most active states for internship visa sponsorship, with major employers across finance, tech, media, and consulting concentrated in New York City. Firms like JPMorgan Chase, Google, Bloomberg, and McKinsey regularly sponsor international interns. Competition is intense, but the breadth of industries and volume of structured internship programs make New York a top destination.
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Virtu is an industry-leading financial technology firm that operates both proprietary trading and client-facing businesses in the global financial marketplace. Our cutting edge, proprietary technology is core to everything we do. We trade in over 35 countries, across 235 financial exchanges and over 25% of retail order flow in the US is serviced by Virtu.
Our team is a dedicated group of traders, quants and developers that are inspired by the unique and exciting challenges we solve every day. Our culture combines the creativity of a fast paced start up, with the stability of a disciplined financial services firm. We are a flat organization and encourage our people to innovate and lean on their teammates for support and collaboration. We have fun, work hard and strive to be virtuous in all we do.
FRONTEND DEVELOPER INTERNSHIP
Virtu's internship program offers students an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the firm and the world's financial markets. We have built a thoughtful and challenging curriculum that introduces students to all aspects of Virtu's business through a company-curated global training week, real world development projects to complete, and engaging social events to get to know our team and culture.
- Location: New York
- Dates: 10 week program, starting June 7th, 2027 - August 13th, 2027 (with flexibility if needed)
- Training: Ongoing training throughout the summer and a training week held in New York
- Projects: Real problems to solve throughout the program. Interns will work from a list of projects and have several senior mentors throughout the summer program.
- Perks: Onsite Barista, weekly happy hours, social events, daily lunch, stocked pantry
Our User Interface (UI) development team is a highly talented group of versatile software engineers who are collaborating with traders and developers to gather requirements, understand needs, and implement real-time trading, visualization, analysis and reporting tools. Ideal candidates will have a passion and talent for designing great, intuitive user interfaces as well as expansive experience around web technologies and Javascript frameworks.
As an intern, you will complete a variety of challenging development projects. You'll work alongside our senior team to improve scalability, performance and efficiency of our cutting edge trading systems. This is a rare opportunity for students to learn first hand how to design and architect trading tools for scale and performance, and to support the massive amounts of data that flow through Virtu's trading systems daily.
REQUIREMENTS
- Rising juniors, or students expected to be ready for full time employment between December 2027 - June 2028.
- Excellent academic background in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field
- Strong programming skills in JavaScript, React, and Node
- Experience with TypeScript, Java, C++, Python is a plus
- Being comfortable with a wide variety of projects (frontend/backend, different programming languages)
- A physicalizer; a person who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction or fanfare
- Highly motivated and tenacious individual, with a proven ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team
- Team player: authentic, genuine person who is capable of working collective goals.
THE PROCESS
After applicants pass an initial resume screening, an online programming test will be emailed to you via HackerRank. Upon review, we will reach out to arrange next steps. We are looking forward to meeting you!
Salary Range: $5,000 - $5,800 weekly (salary range is exclusive of sign on bonuses, housing, meals, benefits or any other forms of compensation)
Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
INTRODUCTION
Virtu is an industry-leading financial technology firm that operates both proprietary trading and client-facing businesses in the global financial marketplace. Our cutting edge, proprietary technology is core to everything we do. We trade in over 35 countries, across 235 financial exchanges and over 25% of retail order flow in the US is serviced by Virtu.
Our team is a dedicated group of traders, quants and developers that are inspired by the unique and exciting challenges we solve every day. Our culture combines the creativity of a fast paced start up, with the stability of a disciplined financial services firm. We are a flat organization and encourage our people to innovate and lean on their teammates for support and collaboration. We have fun, work hard and strive to be virtuous in all we do.
FRONTEND DEVELOPER INTERNSHIP
Virtu's internship program offers students an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the firm and the world's financial markets. We have built a thoughtful and challenging curriculum that introduces students to all aspects of Virtu's business through a company-curated global training week, real world development projects to complete, and engaging social events to get to know our team and culture.
- Location: New York
- Dates: 10 week program, starting June 7th, 2027 - August 13th, 2027 (with flexibility if needed)
- Training: Ongoing training throughout the summer and a training week held in New York
- Projects: Real problems to solve throughout the program. Interns will work from a list of projects and have several senior mentors throughout the summer program.
- Perks: Onsite Barista, weekly happy hours, social events, daily lunch, stocked pantry
Our User Interface (UI) development team is a highly talented group of versatile software engineers who are collaborating with traders and developers to gather requirements, understand needs, and implement real-time trading, visualization, analysis and reporting tools. Ideal candidates will have a passion and talent for designing great, intuitive user interfaces as well as expansive experience around web technologies and Javascript frameworks.
As an intern, you will complete a variety of challenging development projects. You'll work alongside our senior team to improve scalability, performance and efficiency of our cutting edge trading systems. This is a rare opportunity for students to learn first hand how to design and architect trading tools for scale and performance, and to support the massive amounts of data that flow through Virtu's trading systems daily.
REQUIREMENTS
- Rising juniors, or students expected to be ready for full time employment between December 2027 - June 2028.
- Excellent academic background in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field
- Strong programming skills in JavaScript, React, and Node
- Experience with TypeScript, Java, C++, Python is a plus
- Being comfortable with a wide variety of projects (frontend/backend, different programming languages)
- A physicalizer; a person who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction or fanfare
- Highly motivated and tenacious individual, with a proven ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team
- Team player: authentic, genuine person who is capable of working collective goals.
THE PROCESS
After applicants pass an initial resume screening, an online programming test will be emailed to you via HackerRank. Upon review, we will reach out to arrange next steps. We are looking forward to meeting you!
Salary Range: $5,000 - $5,800 weekly (salary range is exclusive of sign on bonuses, housing, meals, benefits or any other forms of compensation)
Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
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Which companies sponsor visas for internships in New York?
Large financial institutions, technology firms, and consulting companies in New York are among the most active internship sponsors. JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Google, Amazon, Bloomberg, and McKinsey have established international internship programs with documented sponsorship histories. Media conglomerates and pharmaceutical companies headquartered in the New York metro area also participate, though sponsorship availability varies by program, year, and specific role.
Which visa types are most common for internship roles in New York?
The most common visa for paid internships in New York is the J-1 visa Exchange Visitor visa, specifically the Intern category, which requires a designated sponsor organization and a host employer. F-1 students enrolled at U.S. universities can use Curricular Practical Training or Optional Practical Training for internships without requiring employer-sponsored petitions. H-1B visa sponsorship for internships is uncommon given the cap, lottery, and minimum degree requirements involved.
How to find internship visa sponsorship jobs in New York?
Migrate Mate filters internship listings specifically by visa sponsorship availability, making it straightforward to identify New York employers willing to sponsor international candidates. You can narrow results to internship roles across finance, tech, and media sectors concentrated in New York City. Searching early matters in New York given the high volume of applicants competing for the same structured programs at major firms.
Which cities in New York have the most internship sponsorship jobs?
New York City accounts for the overwhelming majority of sponsored internship opportunities in the state, driven by its concentration of financial services, technology, media, and professional services firms. Manhattan is the primary hub, particularly Midtown and the Financial District. Buffalo and Albany have smaller but growing tech and government sectors with occasional internship sponsorship, though neither approaches the volume available in New York City.
Are there state-specific considerations for international interns in New York?
New York enforces its own labor laws that apply to interns, including wage requirements for most for-credit and non-credit internships at for-profit companies. J-1 interns are subject to federal prevailing wage standards set by their program sponsor. New York City's dense university presence, including Columbia, NYU, and Cornell Tech, creates strong pipelines into local internship programs, and many employers explicitly recruit through those institutions for international talent.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored internship jobs in New York?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.