Rothesay
Software Engineer Intern
International internshipsSoftwarePosted 5 days ago
- Location
- London, UK
- Type
- International internships
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Rothesay
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Rothesay is the UK’s largest pensions insurance specialist, purpose-built to protect pension schemes and their members’ pensions. With over £74 billion of assets under management, we secure the pensions of nearly one million people and pay out, on average, approximately £355 million in pension payments each month.
Rothesay is dedicated to providing excellence in customer service alongside prudent underwriting, a conservative investment strategy and the careful management of risk. We are trusted by the pension schemes of some of the UK’s best known companies to provide pension solutions, including British Airways, Cadbury’s, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Co-Operative Group, National Grid, NatWest, Morrisons and Telent.
At Rothesay, we are striving to transform our industry. We believe deeply in creating real security for the future and our leadership in finding new and better ways to do that is the key to our success. To do that, we need the very brightest original thinkers to bring creativity as well as rigour. Rothesay is a rewarding place to work, where quality people can thrive and prosper. We pride ourselves on the connections our people build, many of whom have been with us for over ten years.
Application deadline: 1 December 2026 (applications may close earlier due to demand)
Programme start date: June 2027 (8 week programme)
Eligibility: Penultimate year students graduating in Summer 2028
Rothesay is the UK’s largest pensions insurance specialist, purpose-built to protect pension schemes and their members’ pensions. With over £74 billion of assets under management, we secure the pensions of more than one million people and pay out, on average, approximately £350 million in pension payments each month.
Rothesay is dedicated to providing excellence in customer service alongside prudent underwriting, a conservative investment strategy and the careful management of risk. We are trusted by the pension schemes of some of the UK’s best known companies to provide pension solutions, including British Airways, Cadbury, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Co-Operative, Morrisons, Smiths Industries and Telent. At Rothesay, we are striving to transform our industry. We believe deeply in creating real security for the future and our leadership in finding new and better ways to do that is the key to our success. To do that, we need the very brightest original thinkers to bring creativity as well as rigour. Rothesay is a rewarding place to work, where quality people can thrive and prosper. We pride ourselves on the connections our people build, many of whom have been with us for over ten years.
Our internship programme is designed to provide hands on work experience within a fast-pace financial services environment, allowing you to develop the key skills to jump-start your career.
The 8-week structured programme will start with a fundamentals week offering insight into Rothesay, your team and the financial services industry. Throughout the programme there will be both on-desk and off-desk technical and business skills training, providing career building exposure to accelerate your future after you graduate. You will gain visibility and experience in a flat structure, with the opportunity to network and socialise across different levels and teams throughout the firm.
The engineering team at Rothesay develops and supports systems used by front office (trading, risk, strats, capital, pricing) and middle office (operations, finance).
We are looking for graduates to join our team to get involved in ongoing projects. The day to day of the job will involve developing requirements for an element of the system that we are building, contributing code to the new system and working with the team on testing of software components.
This is a great chance to work with and learn from Rothesay’s team of extremely highly regarded, experienced and friendly software engineers. At Rothesay every employee has the opportunity to make a real impact to the business. Our engineering team is open to new technologies and creative ideas.
Disclaimer This position description is intended to describe the duties most frequently performed by an individual in this position. It is not intended to be a complete list of assigned duties, but to describe a position level. The role shall be performed within a professional office environment. Rothesay Life has health and safety polices that are available for all workers upon request. There are no specific health risks associated with the role.
Inclusion Rothesay actively promotes diversity and inclusivity. We know that our success depends on our people and that by nurturing a culture that values difference, we create a stronger, more dynamic business. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability or age.
The collection of applicant diversity data allows Rothesay to map and gain insights into the impact of our DEI strategy for talent attraction. This data is anonymised and is not analysed against individual applications. By requesting mapping our applicants’ demographic profiles, we can identify the under-represented groups. This enables us to identify any barriers to increasing our diversity and take action.