Internship – AI Software Engineer - AI-Driven Batch-to-Service Migration for Securities Settlement — Lombard Odier

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A career at Lombard Odier means working for a renowned global wealth and asset manager, with a strong focus on sustainable investing. An innovative bank of choice for private and institutional clients, our independently owned Firm is one of the best-capitalised banking groups in the world, managing close to CHF 300 billion and operating from over 25 offices across 4 continents.

With a history spanning over 230 years, Lombard Odier is an investment house providing a comprehensive offering of discretionary and advisory portfolio management, wealth services and custody. We also offer asset management services and investment strategies through Lombard Odier Investment Managers and provide advanced banking technology to other financial institutions.

“Rethink Everything” is our philosophy – it is at the heart of everything we do. We have grown stronger through more than 40 financial crises by rethinking the world around us to provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients.

Internship – AI Software Engineer - AI-Driven Batch-to-Service Migration for Securities Settlement

Join our Securities Settlement Technology team and contribute to the modernization of business-critical systems that support the settlement and transfer of securities.

Our applications are at the core of post-trade operations and have evolved over decades to meet demanding reliability and regulatory requirements. As part of a strategic transformation program, we are redesigning key processing capabilities into modern, observable, and event-driven services while exploring how Artificial Intelligence can accelerate software understanding, documentation, testing, and migration activities.

This internship offers a unique opportunity to work on challenging engineering problems at the intersection of AI, software architecture, distributed systems, and financial technology, alongside experienced software engineers and architects.

YOUR ROLE As an AI Software Engineer Intern, you will contribute to the evolution of complex enterprise applications and help shape the next generation of settlement platforms.

You will

• Leverage AI and LLM-based techniques to analyze, document, and understand large legacy codebases.
• Reverse-engineer business processes and technical workflows, transforming implicit knowledge into structured technical specifications.
• Design and prototype solutions that transition batch-oriented processes toward service-oriented and event-driven architectures.
• Develop automation tools that accelerate analysis, migration, and validation activities.
• Build automated test frameworks to ensure functional correctness and operational reliability.
• Improve observability through metrics, monitoring, logging, and tracing capabilities.
• Contribute to architecture reviews and technical discussions with senior engineers and software architects.

YOUR PROFILE

• Master's degree student in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong foundations in software engineering, algorithms, and object-oriented design.
• Good programming skills in Java or a comparable language.
• Knowledge of LLMs, Generative AI, or AI development frameworks.
• Understanding of distributed systems and backend application development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to navigate and understand large existing codebases.
• Interest in financial systems and enterprise-scale applications.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively within a team.
• Curiosity, autonomy, and a passion for learning.
• Residence in Switzerland or willingness to relocate

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN

• Exposure to real modernization challenges.
• Practical experience with AI-assisted software engineering.
• Participation in strategic transformation initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise architecture principles.

Our Maison’s DNA is defined by five core values. Excellence drives us to be the best at what we do, while Innovation fuels our progress. Respect underpins every interaction, and Integrity shapes our actions. Together, we are One Team , united in serving our clients with unwavering dedication.

As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote a diverse and inclusive work environment for our employees and candidates. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are woven into the fabric of our Maison’s DNA, and we strive to ensure that our employees can fulfill both their personal and professional aspirations by encouraging internal mobility and individual upskilling programs. We firmly believe that building Diverse Teams contributes to our successes and to deliver on this, we actively embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our business strategy.

It is an exciting time to join our Teams. All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.

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