Optiver

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About Optiver

Optiver is a global tech-driven trading firm. With close to 2,000 employees in offices around the world, we’re united in our commitment to improve the market. We actively trade on 75+ exchanges globally, where we’re trusted to always provide accurate buy and sell pricing – no matter the market conditions.

Accelerate your career with Optiver

We look for strong analytical minds, who are insatiably curious and motivated to succeed. No prior industry knowledge is required as we recruit problem solvers from all degrees, including Computer Science, Mathematics and Engineering.

Your career at Optiver begins with comprehensive training. Led by ex-traders and engineers, our renowned training programs will empower you to excel in our collaborative, fast-paced environment. With our support, mentorship and world-class training, there’s no limit to how quickly you can accelerate your career at Optiver. Discover our programs: https://optiver.com/working-at-optiver/early-careers/

Career Opportunities

Quantitative Trading Intern

Want to challenge your skills and make a tangible impact on the financial markets? Join Optiver’s 10-week Trading Internship to immerse in the dynamic and collaborative environment of our innovative trading floor.

From theoretical lectures on trading fundamentals to working on group projects that contribute towards our ever-evolving strategies, you’ll receive the same training as our full-time trading team. You'll get to collaborate with and learn from the industry’s best to solve complex problems that contribute towards our trading success. Plus, if you’ve excelled over the summer, you could receive an offer to return as a Graduate Quantitative Trader.

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Software Developer Intern

Want to work alongside talented peers to solve complex and challenging problems every day? Join Optiver’s 12-week Software Developer Internship to accelerate your career in a global tech-driven trading firm.

With guidance from your mentor and team, you'll lead entrepreneurial projects to solve complex challenges that deliver immediate impact. In just a few weeks, you’ll develop latency-critical applications that contribute towards our trading success. You’ll also experience the excitement of a fast-paced development cycle – owning a tight feedback loop, testing and shipping your code to production. You could be working on a change to a trading system in the morning and see it running live in the afternoon.

By the end of the internship, you’ll have learnt the ins-and-outs of our trading systems and the engineering concepts that make them successful. Plus, if you’ve excelled over the summer, you could receive an offer to return as a Graduate Software Developer.

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