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About the Role
As a Software Engineer, you will build real-world applications for a global trading firm, developing solutions that enable lightning-fast market reactions and split-second decision-making. Your work will be crucial for maintaining the firm's competitiveness in the financial markets through innovation and code optimization.
Responsibilities
- Deep dive into trading fundamentals, from theoretical concepts to financial markets, strategies, AI-enabled tools and cutting-edge technology.
- Collaborate closely with best-in-class engineers, traders, and business teams to develop simple, well-architected solutions that meet the needs of our business.
- Tackle complex, real-world problems to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Push limits and accelerate growth in a fascinating and high-performing environment.
Requirements
- A student pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
- On track to graduate between December 2026 to June 2027
- Passionate for writing clean code, well-architected systems, and continuous improvement
- A student with strong engineering instincts and a solid understanding of computer science fundamentals
- Driven by an entrepreneurial mindset and curious about how tech powers the financial industry
- A natural problem-solver with a sharp, analytical approach to tackling challenges
- A collaborative teammate comfortable working with developers, traders and business teams
Skills
- C++
- Python
- Java
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Student
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- PhD
Salary/Compensations
- $200,000—$200,000 USD
Benefits
- Global profit-sharing pool
- Performance-based bonus structure
- 401(k) match up to 50%
- Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
- 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays
- Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more
About the Company
- Optiver is a leading technology- and research-driven trading firm.
- Our teams of scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and traders work side by side to develop, test, and scale ideas that shape how we understand and trade global markets.
- Powered by a global platform built for rapid experimentation and iteration, we combine the scientific rigor of a research institution with the pace of a technology company.
Equal Opportunity
- Optiver does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.
- Optiver is supportive of US immigration sponsorship for this role.
- Optiver has a global application re-apply policy for our intern and graduate roles. If you have completed an online assessment or interviewed for a technology graduate or internship role at any Optiver location in the past 8 months, please note that you are not yet eligible to reapply. We welcome you to re-apply to after the 8-month cool off period.