As a Machine Learning Engineer Intern at Optiver, you’ll work alongside experienced engineers on high-performing systems that respond to live financial markets in real time.

You’ll contribute to the compute platforms and libraries that support large-scale machine learning model training and simulation workloads, gaining hands-on experience applying modern ML techniques to real quantitative trading problems. Within weeks, you could be building tools or models that run in production and directly support our trading strategies.

By the end of the 8-week internship, you’ll have a clear and practical understanding of how technology and ML techniques are used in the quantitative trading industry. Plus, if you’ve excelled over the summer, you’ll receive an offer to return as a Machine Learning Engineer.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Led by our in-house education team that consists of ex-traders and engineers, you’ll delve into advanced engineering concepts and lead innovative projects, during our world-class training program.

In just a few weeks, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Gain first-hand experience applying the latest AI technology to quantitative trading problems.

• Help build the compute platform and libraries for large scale machine learning model training and simulation workloads.

• Manage a project end-to-end, learn how to work with a complex code base and make impactful contributions to production systems.

• Work on real trading and IT problems, both technically and functionally, to improve our trading success.

Throughout the program, you'll be paired with an experienced mentor, who will show you the ins-and-outs of our trading systems, and provide you with guidance and feedback.

Additionally, internal resources will be available for your continuous learning and development.

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A highly competitive remuneration package.

• Optiver-covered flights and accommodation for the duration of the internship.

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals.

• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.

• Gym membership, plus weekly in-house chair massages.

• Daily breakfast, lunch and in-house barista.

• Regular social events.
  
  

WHO YOU ARE:

• Students graduating in 2027 or later.

• Foundations in Machine Learning fundamentals, including optimisation and deep learning concepts.

• Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or similar.

• Interested in building scalable and reproducible machine learning pipelines, including data preprocessing, training, evaluation, and experiment tracking.

• Natural problem solvers who love nothing more than tackling a complex technical challenge.

• Team players who thrive in collaborative environments and are eager to learn, iterate, and improve.

• Interested in the trading / quantitative finance industry (prior finance knowledge is not required).
  
  Optional:

• Ability to identify and reason about compute and performance bottlenecks, using profiling, benchmarking, and systematic analysis to improve training efficiency.

• Experience with distributed training or GPU acceleration is a plus.

• Familiarity with experiment management tools (e.g. MLflow, Weights & Biases) or workflow orchestration is a plus.

HOW TO APPLY:

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and work on one of the most exciting trading floors in mainland China, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now via the form below. Applications close 16 March 2026.

In your application, please submit the following materials in English:

• Resume

• Cover letter (optional)

For any other inquiries, contact us at chinacareers@optiver.com.au

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

We accept one application per role per year. If you have previously applied to this position during this season and have been unsuccessful, you can re-apply when the next recruitment season begins in 2027.

PRIVACY DISCLAIMER

Optiver 重视个人信息的保护。请您在提供个人信息给我们之前，认真阅读Optiver China Privacy Notice, 了解我们如何收集及处理您的个人信息。

Personal information protection is of utmost importance to Optiver. Before you provide any personal information to us, we strongly urge you to read our Privacy Policy to acknowledge how we collect and process your personal information.

Who we are

Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986, today we are a leading liquidity provider, with close to 2,000 employees in offices around the world, united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing, execution and risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies.

Optiver’s Sydney office is one of the primary players within Asian markets, trading a range of products. Established in 1996, we're an active participant on the Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan exchanges, and act as Optiver’s APAC head office. 

What you’ll do

Optiver is looking for a Procurement Sourcing Specialist to help enable the business’ strategy through sourcing supplier solutions. The Procurement function, drives strategic initiatives to ensure Optiver is buying goods and services in the most efficient way at the most competitive prices. We firmly believe in balancing a safe, orderly production environment with profitability and sustainable growth.

As a member of the Procurement team, you will individually drive a variety of purchasing initiatives, working with internal stakeholders to purchase goods & services which in turn add value to the business. To deliver this value you will work directly with suppliers to ensure the requirements, commercials and outcomes are meeting expectations.

You will also collaborate with other members of the Procurement team to analyze our spend, find areas where we can optimize costs by improving how we source and ensuring our suppliers can deliver the right outcome. If you are interested in gaining experience in both the business and technical sides of a market making trading firm while gaining Procurement experience, this role will provide that opportunity.

As a Procurement Sourcing Specialist, your key responsibilities include:

• Strategic sourcing & category support

  • Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements for upcoming sourcing events.

  • Support or lead sourcing events from commercial and contractual negotiations, focusing on total cost of ownership, requirements and risk.

  • Conduct market and supplier research to identify sourcing opportunities, alternative suppliers and innovation

• Supplier Relationship Management –Work with suppliers to remediate any issues in the supply chain that may impact goods and service fulfillment. Lead point on supplier commercial issues to ensure prompt resolution

• Spend Analytics & Reporting – Review and analyse spend to identify trends, patterns, and areas for cost optimization. Create value-add metrics from our spend data to share with owners, to ultimately equip the business for better decision-making

• Process Development – contribute to the Procurement processes in an effort to deliver efficiencies leveraging automation and AI.

Who you are

• 2-4 years’ experience in procurement, supply chain, operations, finance or management consulting

• Strong attention to detail, diligence, and a high personal bar for quality and performance

• Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

• Strong risk awareness, with the ability to identify and escalate issues appropriately

• Proven ability to identify and improve operational inefficiencies

• Comfortable working autonomously while collaborating across teams

• Strong communication, organisational and analytical skills

• Experience working in a complex, multifaceted business environment

• Legal authorization to work in Australia (no sponsorship available)

What you’ll get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of Optiver perks, including:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment.

• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.

• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.

• Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista.

• Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages.

• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.

• Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary.

Diversity statement

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at careers@optiver.com.au.

As a Software Developer Intern at Optiver, you’ll work alongside experienced engineers to develop innovative solutions that enable us to respond to the financial markets at lightning-fast speeds. In just a few weeks, you could develop latency-critical applications that contribute towards our trading success. 

By the end of the 10-week internship, you’ll have deepened your understanding of how technology is used in the quantitative trading industry. Plus, if you’ve excelled over the summer, you’ll receive an offer to return as a Graduate Software Developer. 

What you’ll do 

Led by our in-house education team that consists of former traders and engineers, you’ll delve into advanced engineering concepts and lead innovative projects. Whether it's developing ultra-low latency exchange protocol encoders and decoders, or fine-tuning our automated trading strategies and pricing models, you’ll work closely with traders and other engineers to build simple, well-architected solutions that meet the needs of our business. 

You’ll 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 run live by the afternoon. No two days are the same, and it’s up to you and your team to drive our success in the ever-evolving capital markets. 

Aside from technical skills, our dedicated education team will also work with you on your development, including:   

• Workshops on a variety of tech-based topics, along with soft skills to support your holistic growth as a developer. 

• A dedicated mentor who will guide you through our development process and how our trading systems work. 

• Trader training to get you up to speed on our business. This helps you understand the fundamentals of trading, enabling you to make an impact from the early stages of your Optiver career. 

Find your niche in technology  

We offer a range of opportunities in our technology teams. Discover the exciting projects that you could work on during your internship.  

• Read Nicole's story on working in our Statistical and Index Arbitrage team to develop position-taking strategies that predict price moves. 

• Read Brenda’s story on delivering low-latency, high-throughput systems that improve our connectivity to the financial market. 

• Read Richard’s story on navigating the world of automated trading – systems that make trading decisions. 

• Read Marcus’ story on working in the risk and treasury team, where he monitors systems that manage and mitigate risk (e.g. trading risk). 

• Read Lena’s story on production engineering, where they build tools and systems that enable us to trade smoothly. 

What you’ll get 

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the most complex problems in the financial markets.  

In addition, you’ll receive: 

• A highly competitive remuneration package. 

• Optiver-covered flights and accommodation for the duration of the internship. 

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals. 

• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities. 

• Gym membership, plus weekly in-house chair massages. 

• Daily breakfast, lunch and in-house barista. 

• Regular social events. 

Who you are 

• A penultimate university student. If you are a pre-penultimate university student, discover our 2026 FutureFocus program.

• An Australian or New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or able to provide evidence of full working rights. 

• Studying a Computer Science, Software/Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering or similarly technical degree. 

• Problem solver who will enjoy building high-performing, low latency designs that critically impact trading success. 

• Curious to learn and comfortable exploring complex technical ideas. 

• Have a range of out-of-classroom projects or extra-curricular activities that demonstrates your passion in technology, particularly software development. 

• Excited to work alongside the best developers and traders in the industry, with the humility to continually upskill and improve yourself. 

• Knowledgeable about object-orientated design and development concepts (experience with C++, Java or Python is required for our technical assessment).  

Diversity statement  

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities. 

Questions? Get in touch with the team at careers@optiver.com.au.  

We accept one application per role per year. If you have previously applied to this position during this season and have been unsuccessful, you can re-apply when the next recruitment season begins in 2027. 

Optiver’s Global Production Operations Engineering team is at the heart of our real-time trading systems, ensuring they operate with the highest levels of reliability, performance, and scalability. As Team Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how we manage our production environment across APAC and globally — combining hands-on technical leadership with strategic oversight to drive operational excellence.

This role offers the unique opportunity to lead a high-performing team of engineers responsible for evolving the platforms that power Optiver’s low-latency trading operations. Your leadership will directly impact system resilience, incident response, automation, and business performance in high-stakes markets. Trading at Optiver requires bulletproof infrastructure — and your team will be the one keeping it that way. This is your chance to drive meaningful change in a globally distributed, high-impact environment where engineering excellence directly fuels business success.

WHO WE ARE

Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986, today we are a leading liquidity provider, with close to 2,000 employees in offices around the world, united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing, execution and risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies.

Optiver’s Sydney office is one of the primary players within Asian markets, trading a range of products. Established in 1996, we're an active participant on the Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan exchanges, and act as Optiver’s APAC head office. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a hands-on leader, you’ll be responsible for:

• Leading and developing a world-class team of Production Operations Engineers, including hiring, coaching, and fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous learning.

• Driving strategy and execution across our global trading production environment, ensuring system uptime, scalability, and performance — especially during peak market activity.

• Designing and managing global support coverage, including a follow-the-sun model to ensure 24/7 reliability and seamless handovers across regions.

• Establishing operational standards including SLAs, KPIs, and control frameworks that ensure discipline, audit-readiness, and high service quality.

• Owning the incident lifecycle — from real-time response to root cause analysis and long-term remediation — embedding lessons learned into processes and tooling.

• Leading improvements in automation, deployment workflows, and monitoring, reducing manual effort and increasing system robustness and agility.

• Ensuring production readiness for new exchanges, trading strategies, and infrastructure changes, coordinating across development, trading, and infrastructure teams.

• Managing colocation environments and ensuring adequate redundancy, performance headroom, and operational capacity planning.

• Contributing technically to platforms, tools, and processes that enhance operational leverage, observability, and fault tolerance.

• Representing the team in leadership forums, advocating for production priorities, and aligning team objectives with broader business goals.

WHO YOU ARE

You are a pragmatic, calm, and strategic engineering leader who thrives in high-performance, mission-critical environments. You know how to balance operational safety with system performance, and people leadership with technical ownership.

Leadership & Communication

• Proven success leading technical operations, SRE, or production engineering teams in real-time or low-latency environments.

• Strong organizational skills with experience managing multi-region support and coordinating global rosters.

• Skilled communicator who can align business and technical stakeholders, provide clarity under pressure, and drive cross-functional collaboration.

• Passionate about coaching, developing, and retaining top engineering talent.

Technical & Operational Expertise

• Deep expertise in Linux-based distributed systems, ideally in capital markets, trading, or similarly fast-paced environments.

• Strong proficiency in scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, Bash), CI/CD pipelines, and observability systems.

• Demonstrated experience defining and managing SLAs/SLOs, with a data-driven approach to improving reliability and performance.

• Comfortable leading incident response in high-pressure scenarios and building systems that prevent recurrence. This role is 40% operational. 

• Experience with colocation infrastructure, system tuning, and real-time telemetry is highly valuable.

• Exposure to high-frequency trading or low-latency financial systems is a strong plus.

WHAT YOU'LL GET

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment.

• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.

• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.

• Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista.

• Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages.

• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.

• Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at careers@optiver.com.au.

Join our Trading Technology team in Amsterdam, where you’ll build real-time data systems that directly support Optiver’s trading strategies and market insights. As a\ Quant Developer, you’ll focus on creating scalable, high-performance platforms for real-time analytics, enabling traders to make precise, data-driven decisions across various products. At Optiver, technology drives our approach to market-making—whether optimizing for low latency response times or processing massive data volumes with efficiency, even in extreme market conditions. This role offers the chance to tackle complex technical challenges in a dynamic environment, collaborating closely with traders and researchers to advance smarter, more effective trading practices that keep Optiver at the forefront of the industry.

Who we are

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

What You’ll Do:

You’ll be focused on addressing complex challenges in real-time data analytics in high throughput data environments for trading. As a Senior Software Engineer in the Trading Technology team, you’ll develop and optimize scalable systems for data processing and analytics that handle vast volumes of market data. Your work will ensure low-latency data pipelines, high-throughput compute, and robust algorithms—essential for reliability and speed in our trading decision making

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop scalable, reliable data systems that support real-time analytics for trading and large-scale historical analysis

• Partner closely with traders and researchers to deliver actionable insights and meet dynamic data needs across ingestion, storage, and real-time processing

• Drive the development of our data lake and analytics frameworks, enabling immediate access to live and historical data

• Build real-time analytics capabilities to support rapid decision-making in trading operations

• Engineer for resilience and reliability, implementing automated recovery processes and safeguards for high-demand periods

Projects You Might Work On:

• Enhancing research frameworks to enable quick deployment of trading applications and strategy optimizations

• Expanding real-time analytics for high-frequency trading and predictive market insights

• Integrating machine learning models within data pipelines to improve predictive accuracy

Who You Are:

You’re a highly skilled engineer passionate about building sophisticated systems that drive data-driven trading decisions:

• 5+ years of experience in high-performance data systems and infrastructure

• Proficiency in C++ or Python, with a commitment to clean, maintainable code

• Strong understanding of operational excellence in areas like networking, database performance, and system resilience

• Experience with real-time analytics platforms

• Familiarity with big data tools and frameworks, such as Pandas, Polars, PyArrow, Kafka, PostgreSQL, and DeltaTable

• Background in trading or financial markets is a plus, but not required

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

• The chance to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.
• Our performance based bonus structure is unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment to work in.

Alongside this you will get great secondary benefits such as 25 paid vacation days, fully paid first-class commuting expenses, training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, breakfast and lunch facilities, sports and leisure activities, Friday afternoon drinks and even weekly in-house chair massages.

Being highly international, we are accustomed to guiding expats through their relocation, offering competitive relocation packages and providing visa sponsorship where necessary.

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

Please note:

• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role

• We cannot accept applications via email’

DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

As a Graduate Software Developer at Optiver, you’ll work at the forefront of innovation, developing innovative solutions that enable us to respond to the financial markets at lightning-fast speeds. You’ll take ownership of critical projects, constantly innovating and optimising code to keep our firm competitive in the ever-evolving capital markets. 

If you own superior problem-solving and enjoy exploring complex technical ideas, you are the ideal candidate for this role. Join us and be a part of a dynamic team where you can make a meaningful impact. 

Please note, our formal applications for Graduate opportunities are currently closed. We are seeking expressions of interest for our 2026 campaign and would love to hear from you! Please complete this application to join our 'Talent Community' so that we can keep you up to date with suitable upcoming vacancies. 

What you’ll do 

Your onboarding and training 

Kickstart your training in the Optiver Tech Academy, our global training program in Amsterdam. As part of the comprehensive training program, you’ll master the principles, systems and technologies used to build Optiver’s industry-leading trading systems, as well as discover how we work as a collective to build our world-class solutions. This opportunity will not only broaden your global network and equip you with cross regional knowledge, it will also empower you with the skills needed to excel in your career at Optiver. 

Your responsibilities  

From your first day on the team, you'll have the autonomy and responsibility to make decisions that create an immediate impact. Whether it's developing ultra-low latency exchange protocol encoders and decoders, or fine-tuning our automated trading strategies and pricing models, you’ll work closely with traders and other engineers to build simple, well-architected solutions that meet the needs of our business. 

You’ll 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 run live by the afternoon. No two days are the same, and it’s up to you and your team to drive our success in the ever-evolving capital markets.  

Find your niche in technology  

We offer a range of opportunities in our technology teams. Discover the exciting projects that you could work on during your graduate program.  

• Read Nicole's story on working in our Statistical and Index Arbitrage team to develop position-taking strategies that predict price moves. 

• Read Brenda’s story on delivering low-latency, high-throughput systems that improve our connectivity to the financial market. 

• Read Richard’s story on navigating the world of automated trading – systems that make trading decisions. 

• Read Marcus’ story on working in the risk and treasury team, where he monitors systems that manage and mitigate risk (e.g. trading risk). 

• Read Lena’s story on production engineering, where they build tools and systems that enable us to trade smoothly. 

What you’ll get 

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the most complex problems in the financial markets.  

In addition, you’ll receive: 

• A highly competitive remuneration package. 

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals. 

• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities. 

• Gym membership, plus weekly in-house chair massages. 

• Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista. 

• Regular social events

Who you are 

• Final year university student or recent graduate. 

• An Australian or New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or able to provide evidence of full working rights. 

• Studying a Computer Science, Software/Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering or similarly technical degree. 

• Problem solver who will enjoy building high-performing, low latency designs that critically impact trading success. 

• Curious to learn and comfortable exploring complex technical ideas. 

• Have a range of out-of-classroom projects or extra-curricular activities that demonstrates your passion in technology, particularly software development. 

• Excited to work alongside the best developers and traders in the industry, with the humility to continually upskill and improve yourself. 

• Knowledgeable about object-orientated design and development concepts (experience with C++, Java or Python is required for our technical assessment).  

Diversity statement  

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion, and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities. 

Questions? Check out our internship and graduate FAQs or get in touch with the team at: careers@optiver.com.au.  

WHO WE ARE

Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986, today we are a leading liquidity provider, with close to 2,000 employees in offices around the world, united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing, execution and risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies.

Optiver’s Sydney office is one of the primary players within Asian markets, trading a range of products. Established in 1996, we're an active participant on the Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan exchanges, and act as Optiver’s APAC head office. 

 WHAT YOU'LL DO

We’re looking for a Principal C# Software Engineer to design and build high-performance desktop GUIs that power real-time decision-making across our trading and research teams. In this role, you’ll develop responsive, Windows-based interfaces that surface complex data clearly and intuitively. You’ll work closely with traders, researchers, and backend engineers to translate sophisticated requirements into elegant, high-performance visualisations. Your work will directly impact trading performance and operational efficiency, delivering reliable applications that handle real-time data at scale while maintaining exceptional responsiveness and usability.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance Windows desktop applications using C# and modern .NET

• Develop intuitive, responsive UIs for real-time and complex data visualisation

• Collaborate with traders, researchers, and engineers to translate requirements into effective tools

• Own features end-to-end, from design through to deployment and monitoring

• Ensure performance and reliability through strong architecture, async programming, and optimisation

• Diagnose and resolve issues related to performance, threading, and memory

• Contribute to shared UI components, frameworks, and engineering best practices

• Continuously improve usability, workflows, and overall user experience

WHO YOU ARE

We need our next engineer to be someone with:

• Strong proficiency in C# and .NET, with 7+ years’ experience building production desktop applications

• Experience developing responsive, high-performance UIs using WPF, WinForms, XAML, or similar

• Solid understanding of MVVM (or similar patterns), UI architecture, asynchronous programming, and threading

• Experience debugging, profiling, and optimising desktop applications (e.g. memory usage, concurrency, rendering performance)

• A strong problem-solving mindset with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability

• Ability to work independently, lead projects, and prioritise effectively

• Strong communication skills across both technical and non-technical audiences

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

WHAT YOU'LL GET

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of Optiver perks, including:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment

• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment

• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities

• Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista

• Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages

• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years

• Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at careers@optiver.com.au.

WHO WE ARE

Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986, today we are a leading liquidity provider, with close to 2,000 employees in offices around the world, united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing, execution and risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies.

Optiver’s Sydney office is one of the primary players within Asian markets, trading a range of products. Established in 1996, we're an active participant on the Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan exchanges, and act as Optiver’s APAC head office. 

 WHAT YOU'LL DO

We’re looking for a C# Software Engineer to design and build high-performance desktop GUIs that power real-time decision-making across our trading and research teams. In this role, you’ll develop responsive, Windows-based interfaces that surface complex data clearly and intuitively. You’ll work closely with traders, researchers, and backend engineers to translate sophisticated requirements into elegant, high-performance visualisations. Your work will directly impact trading performance and operational efficiency, delivering reliable applications that handle real-time data at scale while maintaining exceptional responsiveness and usability.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance Windows desktop applications using C# and modern .NET

• Develop intuitive, responsive UIs for real-time and complex data visualisation

• Collaborate with traders, researchers, and engineers to translate requirements into effective tools

• Own features end-to-end, from design through to deployment and monitoring

• Ensure performance and reliability through strong architecture, async programming, and optimisation

• Diagnose and resolve issues related to performance, threading, and memory

• Contribute to shared UI components, frameworks, and engineering best practices

• Continuously improve usability, workflows, and overall user experience

WHO YOU ARE

We need our next C# Software Engineer to be someone with:

• Strong proficiency in C# and .NET, with 3+ years’ experience building production desktop applications

• Experience developing responsive, high-performance UIs using WPF, WinForms, XAML, or similar

• Solid understanding of MVVM (or similar patterns), UI architecture, asynchronous programming, and threading

• Experience debugging, profiling, and optimising desktop applications (e.g. memory usage, concurrency, rendering performance)

• A strong problem-solving mindset with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability

• Ability to work independently, lead projects, and prioritise effectively

• Strong communication skills across both technical and non-technical audiences

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

WHAT YOU'LL GET

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of Optiver perks, including:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment

• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment

• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities

• Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista

• Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages

• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years

• Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at careers@optiver.com.au.

As a Software Developer Intern at Optiver, you’ll work alongside experienced engineers to develop innovative solutions that enable us to respond to the financial markets at lightning-fast speeds. In just a few weeks, you could develop applications that contribute towards our trading success.

By the end of the 8-week internship, you’ll have deepened your understanding of how technology is used in the quantitative trading industry. Plus, if you’ve excelled over the summer, you’ll receive an offer to return as a Graduate Software Developer.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Led by our in-house education team that consists of ex-traders and engineers, you’ll delve into advanced engineering concepts and lead innovative projects, during our world-class training program.

In just a few weeks, you'll have the opportunity to manage a project from end-to-end, learn how to work with a complex code base and make impactful contributions to production systems. You’ll get to work on real trading and IT problems, both technically and functionally, to improve our trading success.

You will also be able to build the compute platform and libraries for large scale machine learning model training and simulation workloads. You will have first-hand experience on applying the latest AI technology to quantitative trading problems.

Throughout the program, you will be paired with an experienced mentor, who will show you the ins-and-outs of our trading systems and provide you with guidance and feedback. Additionally, internal resources will be available for your continuous learning and development.

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A highly competitive remuneration package.

• Optiver-covered flights and accommodation for the duration of the internship.

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals.

• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.

• Gym membership, plus weekly in-house chair massages.

• Daily breakfast, lunch and in-house barista.

• Regular social events.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Students who are graduating in 2027 or after 2026 September.

• Studying a Computer Science, Computer/Software/Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering or similarly technical degree.

• Knowledgeable about object orientated design and development concepts (experience with C++, C#, Python or Java is required for our technical assessment). 

• Understanding of the concepts underlying machine learning and deep learning technologies, and experience with modern deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch etc

• Natural problem solvers who love nothing more than tackling a complex technical challenge.

• Team players who love working with like-minded peers and are always looking to learn and improve.

• Interested in the trading/quantitative finance industry (previous knowledge is not required).

HOW TO APPLY:

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and work on one of the most exciting trading floors in mainland China, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now via the form below. Applications close 16 March 2026.

In your application, please submit the following materials in English:

• Resume

• Cover letter (optional)

For any other inquiries, contact us at chinacareers@optiver.com.au

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

We accept one application per role per year. If you have previously applied to this position during this season and have been unsuccessful, you can re-apply when the next recruitment season begins in 2027.

PRIVACY DISCLAIMER

Optiver 重视个人信息的保护。请您在提供个人信息给我们之前，认真阅读Optiver China Privacy Notice, 了解我们如何收集及处理您的个人信息。

Personal information protection is of utmost importance to Optiver. Before you provide any personal information to us, we strongly urge you to read our Privacy Policy to acknowledge how we collect and process your personal information.

Optiver is looking for an experienced Marketing Manager to join our Brand & Marketing team. This role leads marketing initiatives for priority audiences in the US while contributing to global content efforts.

You’ll operate independently, bring structure to complex work, and collaborate closely with recruiters, business stakeholders and marketers across regions to deliver high-quality, tailored marketing solutions. You’ll play a key role in scaling content and ensuring it reaches the right audiences effectively. 

This role is based on-site in our Chicago office. 

What you’ll do 

As a marketing manager, your key responsibilities include: 

• Lead initiatives for priority audiences in the US, including developing marketing plans tailored to specific markets, audiences, or hiring needs
• Work closely with recruiters and business stakeholders to understand objectives, shape the right approach, and deliver effective solutions
• Adapt and translate content across channels and formats, including digital and events
• Own the planning and execution of content and social media activations, ensuring consistent, high-quality output across channels
• Manage and scale content production by partnering with internal stakeholders and external freelancers to deliver blogs, social posts, and thought leadership
• Define measures of success for organic social and content initiatives, track performance, and use insights to continuously improve results

What you’ll get 

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets. 

In addition, you’ll receive: 

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries 
• Highly competitive compensation package including 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 

Who you are 

• 5+ years of experience leading marketing or digital initiatives end to end, from planning through execution
• Comfortable engaging stakeholders and tailoring solutions to different needs, including working with external freelancers and agencies
• Strong experience with organic social media, including content planning and performance analysis 
• Experience delivering work across channels, with an understanding of channel-specific best practices and how to adapt content accordingly
• Exposure to conferences or events, with experience supporting content, campaigns, or on-site activation
• Highly organized, with strong prioritization and project management skills
• Clear and effective written and verbal communicator  
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience 

Our differences are our edge. 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.

You’ve spent years working on open-ended problems, building models, and testing ideas. PhD Quant Focus is a two-day program designed to show how your approach in academia applies to practical challenges in global markets.  

Through hands-on workshops and technical discussions, you’ll work on problems similar to those our teams tackle, where models interact with fast-moving, noisy data, and feedback is immediate. You’ll see how techniques from machine learning, statistics, and applied mathematics are used in practice, and where they break.  

Explore how your research translates in a trading environment. Apply now. 

• Eligible for PhD students in STEM disciplines, with experience in areas such as Machine Learning, Statistics, or Applied Mathematics. 
• Program dates: 2 – 3 July 2026 
• Applications close: 29 May 2026 
• Where: Optiver Sydney office* 

* Travel and accommodation will be provided for participants outside of Sydney. 

 What you’ll do 

• Work through applied problems across research, trading and technology: Gain practical experience in applying data analysis, statistical modelling techniques to extract signals from large, noisy, event-driven data. 
• Participate in hands-on trading workshops: Build foundational knowledge and skills around market making and quantitative decision-making. See firsthand how research connects to real-time market dynamics and trading outcomes. 
• Connect with quantitative researchers, traders and engineers: Meet PhD graduates and get insights into their day-to-day work, career paths, and tips on successfully transitioning from PhD to industry. 
• Receive practical feedback to advance your transition to industry: Get feedback on how you frame problems, reason through assumptions and communicate your thinking in an applied setting.  

 What you'll get 

• Clarity on how PhD work translates in practice. Understand how your approach in academia is applied, assessed and developed within Optiver. 
• Experience firsthand how researchers, traders, and engineers collaborate, openly share knowledge, and rapidly iterate to deliver breakthroughs at scale. 
• Connect with a PhD network consisting of peers and experts across research, trading and technology. 
• Opportunity to be considered for a future internship, if you excel within the program. 
• Experience Optiver's office perks, including daily breakfast, lunch, and coffee. 

Who you are 

• PhD student.
• An Australian or New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or able to secure full working rights after graduating. 
• Enjoy working with complex, data-intensive problems, comfortable operating in conditions of uncertainty, and confident in applying programming, mathematical modelling and data-driven methodologies to answer challenging questions. 
• Clear communicator of technical ideas who thrives in collaborative, multidisciplinary environments. 
• Excited to test yourself in one of the most dynamic areas of the financial market. 

Diversity statement  

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion, and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities. 

Questions? Get in touch with our team at careers@optiver.com.au.  

Optiver continues to expand across APAC, increasing its regional footprint, expanding access channels across markets, and rolling out strategies across its major business lines.

For its growing D1 Cash business, Optiver is looking to fill a senior external-facing Business Development position in Hong Kong with responsibility to enable further growth in the region through challenging the status quo, gather unique insights and pursuing best-in-class commercial business outcomes.

You will take prime responsibility for Business Development for the D1 Cash business line, with scope for involvement with other business lines too.

Through your expertise and network, you will seek to add value to our business in close collaboration with internal and external business partners.  You will work directly with key business stakeholders including trading leaders in the D1 Cash business line, Corporate Strategy and the Institutional Sales team.

What you’ll do:

• You will be professionally representing the regional D1 Cash business in Hong Kong and beyond
• Inform and direct the business on impactful developments relating to our markets, operations, competition and brokerage partners - for better decision making
• Lead and develop business cases, partnerships and pursuing business opportunities to enable growth, in close collaboration with the business
• Challenge the status quo in Optiver’s business model, including but not limited to corporate structure, market access, prime brokerage relationships and services, identifying sources of alpha, insights and improved commercial outcomes

Who you are:

• 8+ years of experience in Business Development, Strategy or Trading roles in the equity-linked Delta 1 space
• Preference for candidates with relevant experience on the buy side (proprietary trading firms, quant and hedge funds) or sell side (including but not limited to Financing, Sales Trading)
• Proven experience creating value through pursuing business opportunities, partnerships and/or commercial outcomes.
• Proven experience building and maintaining senior industry relationships both internally and externally,
• Self-motivated, results driven and commercially minded challenging the status quo
• Critical, detail oriented, strategic thinker, entrepreneurial spirit
• Excellent technical communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluency in English is a must; Mandarin proficiency ideal but not required

What you'll get:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of Optiver perks, including:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment.
• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.
• Leadership and growth opportunities.
• Meal allowances.
• Gym membership, plus weekly in-house chair massages.
• Corporate health insurance.
• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.

Diversity statement

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at careers@optiver.com.au

As a Graduate Quantitative Researcher, you will develop, refine and implement algorithmic trading strategies that shape the future of electronic trading. Working alongside a research team of mathematicians, scientists and technologists, you will leverage vast data sets to construct complex models to predict market movements. With your expertise in statistics and exceptional analytical and research skills, you will develop innovative solutions that are foundational to Optiver’s trading strategies.

This opportunity is also available in our New York City and Austin offices.

What you’ll do:

Your onboarding

You will participate in Optiver’s comprehensive Global Academy and be equipped with the knowledge needed to make an impact the moment you join your team. The comprehensive training covers trading theory and Optiver’s tech stack to hone your skills for your role. In addition, you will be paired with a dedicated mentor who will empower you to take ownership of your work and make a difference.

Your responsibilities

As a Quantitative Researcher, you will have the opportunity to contribute to several key areas:

• Using statistical models and machine learning to develop trading algorithms.
• Leveraging big data technologies to analyze high-frequency trading strategies, market microstructure and financial instruments to identify trading opportunities.
• Building stochastic models to determine the fair value of financial derivatives.
• Combining quantitative analysis and high-performance implementation to ensure the efficiency and accuracy of pricing engines and libraries.

What you’ll get:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool.
• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.
• Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems.
• 401(k) match up to 50% and fully paid health insurance.
• 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays.
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more.

Who you are:

• PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, or a related STEM field, with outstanding academic achievements
• Expected to graduate by mid-2026 and available to start full-time employment upon graduation
• Solid foundation in mathematics, probability, and statistics
• Excellent research, analytical, and modeling skills
• Independent research experience
• Proficiency in any programming language
• Experience in machine learning, with practical applications in time-series analysis and pattern recognition
• Strong interest in working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Fluent in English with strong written and verbal communication skills

Who we are: 

At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilising the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritise safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.

Our differences are our edge. 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.

*We accept one application per role per year. If you have previously applied to this position during this season and have been unsuccessful, you can reapply once the next recruitment season begins in 2026.

Austin is home to Optiver’s hardware research, development, and manufacturing group. We build some of the world’s most competitive trading hardware—high-speed, high-density systems that push the limits of performance, reliability, and manufacturability.

We’re growing fast and looking for a Manufacturing Test Engineer focused on PCBA test development and deployment. You’ll own board-level test solutions from early prototypes through volume production—building fixtures, developing automation, driving debug, and partnering closely with contract manufacturers and our internal EE/ME/FPGA/firmware teams.

We’re a small, highly technical team, and this role comes with real autonomy: you’ll have the runway to improve how we do test, raise the bar on factory readiness, and build scalable processes as our hardware footprint grows.

Who we are

Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates.

Based in ‘The Domain’ neighborhood, Optiver’s Austin office serves as the firm’s innovation nucleus, with a strong focus on quantitative research, software and hardware engineering initiatives. With tech innovation an integral part of our core business, the booming city proved an ideal backdrop for our heavy investment into machine learning, research infrastructure and big data computing. What’s more, with world-class music, food and art scenes, as well as countless scenic outdoor activities, the quality of life for Austin Optiverians is second to none.

What you’ll do

• Own PCBA manufacturing test strategy across the product lifecycle:
• EVT/DVT/PVT → ramp → sustaining
• coverage definition, limits/thresholds, logging, and yield monitoring
• Design and build PCBA test fixtures spanning:
• ICT & Functional verification test (FVT)
• Burn-in / reliability screening
• Final assembly tests (FATP)
• System interoperability testing
• Develop automated test software with strong emphasis on Python scripting, maintainability, and scalability
• Partner with contract manufacturers to deploy tests on the line, train vendor teams, and drive continuous improvement.
• Drive DFT/DFM feedback into design reviews with EE and ME teams
• Define and maintain test documentation:
• Test plans, work instructions, golden unit strategy, calibration/maintenance procedures, and acceptance criteria.
• Use modern tooling (including AI-assisted workflows where helpful) to speed up debug, log triage, and documentation—without compromising repeatability and traceability.
• Travel periodically to supplier sites to support NPI builds, line bring-up, and ramp

Who you are

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• 3+ years of industry experience
• Strong Python skills: automation, hardware I/O, parsing logs, data analysis, packaging/CI practices.
• Ability to understand register maps and leverage HALs for creation of test scripts
• Proficient ECAD skills to develop schematics and oversee layout work: Altium, Mentor Graphics, Cadence or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience developing and deploying manufacturing PCBA tests in a production environment.
• Comfortable with hardware debug using scopes, DMMs, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers; strong troubleshooting instincts.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers and external vendor engineering teams, including clear communication and escalation management.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with FPGA prototyping and basic RTL concepts (enough to support debug/bring-up and test hooks).
• Familiarity with C and/or C++ for embedded firmware development
• Experience with high-speed digital board debug (clocking, SERDES links, power sequencing, SI/PI-related failure modes).
• Solidworks familiarity.

What you’ll get:

• Work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.
• Performance based bonus structure that is unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment to work in.
• Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems.  

Alongside this you will get great other benefits such as 25 paid vacation days and market holidays, fully paid health insurance, daily breakfast and lunch, training opportunities, 401(k) match up to 50% and charitable match opportunities, regular social events and clubs, and many more.

At Optiver, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. Optiver recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics. 

We’re looking for a Performance & Growth Lead to define how our marketing efforts translate into measurable impact. This is not a hands-on execution role. You will define and lead performance strategies within the broader marketing direction, guide execution, and ensure we continuously improve outcomes across regions and channels, strengthening how marketing contributes to broader business outcomes and attracts and converts high-quality talent. We’re investing in how we show up to the world, to do that effectively; we need to be sharper in how we translate strategy into measurable impact. This role is central to making that happen.

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

Define performance strategy 

• Translate business and hiring priorities into a clear multi-channel growth approach 
• Define how channels contribute across the funnel (awareness → conversion)
• Define channel roles, investment logic, and optimisation frameworks
• Bring structure to how paid and organic efforts work together 

Own performance outcomes 

• Define and own global performance KPIs, with accountability for both volume and quality of results 
• Turn performance data into clear decisions and priorities, identifying and scaling opportunities for improvement across channels and regions 

Own execution quality (via teams and partners) 

• Set direction for investment, campaign approach, and optimisation, ensuring high-quality execution across paid channels  
• Raise capability and consistency across teams through clear standards, frameworks, and best practices 

Lead agencies

• Set direction for media and performance partners, challenging plans and holding agencies accountable for results 

Define measurement direction (with you) 

• Ensure performance is measured against meaningful business outcomes, partnering on tracking, dashboards, and data quality.
• Leverage performance insights to inform content, campaigns, and website optimisation

Drive consistency across regions

• Establish performance principles and guardrails, raising the standard of performance marketing across teams and regions

WHO YOU ARE

• 8 - 12 years in performance marketing, growth or demand generation 
• Strong experience across paid channels, with a strategic, not execution-only lens
• Proven track record of owning performance outcomes
• Experience leading agencies and driving execution through others
• Strong analytical thinking, you turn data into decisions, not just reports, with a solid understanding of measurement, tracking, attribution, and their inherent limitations
• Experience working across multiple markets or stakeholder groups
• You’re comfortable in environments where not everything is fully defined yet and you know how to bring structure without slowing things down.
• You are accountable for how campaigns are structured, optimised, and improved, and you stay close enough to the work to ensure quality
• You bring a commercial and marketing lens beyond martech or analytics infrastructure
• You actively lead and challenge agencies instead of managing them passive 

WHO WE ARE

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

WHAT YOU'LL GET

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool.
• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.
• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.
• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.
• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.
• Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

Please note:

• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role
• We cannot accept applications via email

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Senior Trading Automation Specialist 

Location: Chicago    |    Department: Trading    |    Level: Senior 

About the Role

Optiver is seeking a Senior Trading Automation Specialist to join the team responsible for the daily operations, automation, and continuous improvement of our market making activity in Chicago. This is a high-impact role that sits at the intersection of trading, technology, and operational excellence. 

You will drive the strategic vision for how we scale our operations through automation, ensure the integrity and reliability of our core market making systems and strategies, and serve as a key partner to traders, researchers, and engineers across the firm. You will be expected to take full ownership of critical workstreams and deliver results with minimal oversight. 

This role requires someone who can operate at both a strategic and tactical level — comfortable shaping the long-term roadmap for trading automation while also rolling up their sleeves to solve problems in real time on the trading floor. 

What You'll Do 

Automation & Strategic Improvement 

• Define, drive and implement the automation roadmap for trading, identifying high-impact opportunities to eliminate manual processes and scale the business
• Design, implement, and maintain automated workflows, data pipelines, and reporting infrastructure
• Collaborate with Quantitative Traders, Quantitative Researchers, and Software Engineers to translate operational insights into system improvements 

Operational Excellence 

• Act as an escalation point for critical operational decisions and incidents
• Lead post-mortem processes, driving root-cause analysis and preventive measures
• Own end-to-end reliability of core trading automation systems
• Identify and resolve operational risks proactively 

What You'll Get 

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
• A highly competitive compensation package
• Global profit-sharing pool and 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 

Who You Are 

Required 

• 5+ years of experience in trading operations, trading technology, quantitative finance, or a closely related field
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related); advanced degree preferred
• Strong programming skills in Python, SQL, or similar languages, with a track record of building automation and tooling
• Deep understanding of electronic trading systems, market microstructure, and the operational mechanics of market making
• Excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across trading, technology, and risk functions 

Preferred 

• Demonstrated leadership experience, including mentoring team members and driving cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment 
• Experience at a market making firm, proprietary trading firm, or quantitative hedge fund
• Track record of driving large-scale process automation or operational transformation initiatives 

Who We Are 

Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilising force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. 

Optiver Chicago’s culture parallels the energetic city we’re immersed in. Home to the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago has established itself as the trading capital of the US. Active on leading US exchanges, Optiver’s Chicago office trades a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign exchange. 

Our differences are our edge. 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. 

Below is the expected base salary for this position. This is a good-faith estimate of the base pay scale for this position and offers will ultimately be determined based on experience, education, skill set, and performance in the interview process. This position will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus (if determined by Optiver) and Optiver’s benefits package with the benefits listed above. 

Optiver is looking for an experienced Production Software Engineer to join our team responsible for all infrastructure, systems, tooling and workflows that enable our engineers to deploy, operate and observe our vast network of highly specialized and performance-sensitive trading systems. This team occupies a wide intersection of stakeholders across the business from operations to development, specifically focusing on scaling up change, increasing robustness, and reducing friction. Your contributions have the potential to directly enable a faster and safer innovation cycle for Optiver.

What you’ll do:

Our Production Software Engineers develop solutions using a mix of third party and in-house technologies, owning their changes end-to-end, including understanding the business problem, design, implementation, testing, deployment and monitoring. You will work closely with your team to support them on delivery where you see fit, such as requirements, architecture or implementation.

What you'll get:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
• Highly competitive compensation package
• Global profit-sharing pool and 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

Who you are:

You’re a systems-minded engineer who thrives at the intersection of software, infrastructure, and operations. You’re passionate about enabling fast, safe change — and understand the value of clear standards, scalable workflows, and high-trust automation in a production context.

• You must have:
  • Extensive experience in software engineering, particularly designing and delivering systems at scale
  • Deep knowledge of software systems, operating environments, and how distributed applications run in production
  • A strong improvement mindset, with the ability to simplify complex systems and reduce operational friction

• • Proficiency in Python
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, configuration management tools, and modern web frameworks
  • Experience working in trading or other high-performance, low-latency environments

Who we are:

At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilizing the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritize safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.

Our differences are our edge. 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.

At Optiver, we strive for excellence in all things we do. We are looking for Data Center Engineers that share this mindset. A well-planned and well-orchestrated cabling and racking infrastructure is just as important to us as well-engineered trading software.

If you are someone who takes pride in what you do, who relentlessly strives for perfection, who gets a kick out of systematizing and organizing your domain, then you’re the person we seek. This is a chance to take ownership of the physical part of our trading infrastructure across multiple data centers and thousands of servers, all the while striving for simplicity and operational excellence.

What you’ll do

• Install and cable switches, servers, and appliances in our data co-locations
• Facilitate installation of servers and network equipment with smart hands in remote co-locations
• Manage power and space including monitoring and capacity planning
• Maintain a consistent and clean cable management philosophy and manage cable inventory
• Replace hard drives/memory/transceivers and other hardware related tasks as required by our server and network teams
• Assist in the planning of moves or new buildouts 
• Coordinate the secure packing, shipment, and timely delivery of equipment to and from remote co-location sites
• Maintain clean and accurate data center documentation

What you’ll get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
• VP structure only Highly competitive compensation package including 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

Who you are

• Ability to identify basic parts of network equipment, including SFPs, line cards, and chassis
• Ability to identify basic parts of servers, including memory, network cards and hard drives
• Experience with identifying port locations for specific device manufacturers (Cisco, Arista, Juniper)
• Knowledge of structured cabling systems using cat 5, cat 6, multi-mode and single-mode fiber
• Familiarity with both power and communications cabling standards
• Experience configuring and using cable testers for both fiber and copper to troubleshoot cabling issues
• An understanding of change control processes
• Strong documentation experience
• Ability to lift 75lbs
• Attention to detail
• Ability to commute to our co-locations in Durham

Who we are

At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilising the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritise safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.

Our differences are our edge. 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.

The key to Optiver’s success as a leading market maker is our people. We place a strong focus on education and internal growth, making the Campus Recruitment team pivotal to the development of our Amsterdam and London operations. As a Campus Recruiter, you will be responsible for hiring into our Internship and Graduate programs, as well as attracting top talent to our early engagement initiatives. Have an innovative idea? You will have both the freedom and resources to make it happen – we believe in autonomy, ownership and providing a platform for everyone to make an impact. We know our best work is done together, so you’ll both collaborate with and potentially mentor other Campus Recruiters across our Amsterdam and London teams.

Please note: this role could be based in Amsterdam or London - please highlight your preference when you apply. If you have already applied for the Campus Recruiter role in Amsterdam or London, you do not need to submit a second application if you’re open to both locations.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Our Recruitment teams are formed of specialists that work across our three key departments: Trading, Technology and Business Operations. The core focus of our Campus Recruiters is to identify, attract, and secure top talent from our target markets for our early careers programs and opportunities. To help us achieve our goals, your responsibilities will include:

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with top-tier universities and target student groups
• Planning and executing on-campus and in-house for students including delivering company presentations, attending career fairs and hosting in-house days
• Traveling across Europe as needed during peak seasons
• Developing innovative recruitment strategies supported by data-driven insights
• Proactively assessing and improving our current recruitment strategy
• Exercising your interviewing toolkit – combining accurate assessment with a top candidate experience
• Mentoring and supporting the development of your colleagues

WHAT YOU’LL GET

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive the relevant local benefits:

Amsterdam

• A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool 
• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries 
• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards
• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses 
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organised sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks

London

• A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefits from our global profit pool 
• 27 paid vacation days plus all UK bank holidays 
• Daily breakfast and lunch, along with support on commuting expenses 
• Private medical insurance, pension scheme and ClassPass fitness membership 
• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events 
• International transfer opportunities for global career growth 

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree
• 2+ years of relevant or related experience (preferably in graduate/campus or other high-volume recruitment within the UK or EU market)
• Experience recruiting from the UK/broader EMEA markets is highly valued
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Able to handle competing priorities and to work effectively in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• An appetite to utilize data to inform strategic thinking and decision-making
• Flexibility with regards to working hours, since events and traveling can take place during evenings and weekends

WHO WE ARE

At Optiver, our mission is to continuously improve the market. By providing liquidity and accurate pricing in various financial instruments, to multiple exchanges across the world, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply directly via the form below for the position of Campus Recruiter. Please provide us with a CV. When we think there is a potential match, you will hear from us sooner than you expect.

Please note:

• We cannot accept applications via email for data protection reasons.
• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

The key to Optiver’s success as a leading market maker is our people. We place a strong focus on education and internal growth, making the Campus Recruitment team pivotal to the development of our Amsterdam and London operations. As a Campus Recruiter, you will be responsible for hiring into our Internship and Graduate programs, as well as attracting top talent to our early engagement initiatives. Have an innovative idea? You will have both the freedom and resources to make it happen – we believe in autonomy, ownership and providing a platform for everyone to make an impact. We know our best work is done together, so you’ll both collaborate with and potentially mentor other Campus Recruiters across our Amsterdam and London teams.

Please note: this role could be based in Amsterdam or London - please highlight your preference when you apply. If you have already applied for the Campus Recruiter role in Amsterdam or London, you do not need to submit a second application if you’re open to both locations.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Our Recruitment teams are formed of specialists that work across our three key departments: Trading, Technology and Business Operations. The core focus of our Campus Recruiters is to identify, attract, and secure top talent from our target markets for our early careers programs and opportunities. To help us achieve our goals, your responsibilities will include:

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with top-tier universities and target student groups
• Planning and executing on-campus and in-house for students including delivering company presentations, attending career fairs and hosting in-house days
• Traveling across Europe as needed during peak seasons
• Developing innovative recruitment strategies supported by data-driven insights
• Proactively assessing and improving our current recruitment strategy
• Exercising your interviewing toolkit – combining accurate assessment with a top candidate experience
• Mentoring and supporting the development of your colleagues

WHAT YOU’LL GET

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive the relevant local benefits:

Amsterdam

• A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool 
• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries 
• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards
• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses 
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organised sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks

London

• A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefits from our global profit pool 
• 27 paid vacation days plus all UK bank holidays 
• Daily breakfast and lunch, along with support on commuting expenses 
• Private medical insurance, pension scheme and ClassPass fitness membership 
• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events 
• International transfer opportunities for global career growth 

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree
• 2+ years of relevant or related experience (preferably in graduate/campus or other high-volume recruitment within the UK or EU market)
• Experience recruiting from the UK/broader EMEA markets is highly valued
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Able to handle competing priorities and to work effectively in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• An appetite to utilize data to inform strategic thinking and decision-making
• Flexibility with regards to working hours, since events and traveling can take place during evenings and weekends

WHO WE ARE

At Optiver, our mission is to continuously improve the market. By providing liquidity and accurate pricing in various financial instruments, to multiple exchanges across the world, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply directly via the form below for the position of Campus Recruiter. Please provide us with a CV. When we think there is a potential match, you will hear from us sooner than you expect.

Please note:

• We cannot accept applications via email for data protection reasons.
• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

WHO WE ARE

Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986, today we are a leading liquidity provider, with close to 2,000 employees in offices around the world, united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing, execution and risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies.

Since its establishment in 2012, our Shanghai office is a rapidly growing participant in the Chinese markets, trading exchange-listed futures, options and equities in China mainland. Our vision is to become the trusted partner in the development of Chinese financial markets. With the culture of a start-up but the backing of a 35+ year-old trading firm, the Optiver Shanghai office is truly unique. Everyone who joins us will help shape the future of our company and its global impact. Get ready: we are only just beginning.

The Optiver Linux Systems Engineering Team ensures our trading servers work so we can trade. You will work in a highly-customized bare metal environment where proprietary tools and technology run at breakneck speed. You will be expected to help build the pioneering tools to keep our systems best-in-class while enabling our technology evolution in a controlled way. At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Tackle the life cycle of a server and build and deploy new solutions.
• Performance monitoring and managing the system capacity.
• Fix and analyze technical incidents, solve technical ad hoc problems.
• Lead our charge to intelligent automation.
• Be the connection between hardware and software.
• Research new technologies and solutions, implement them or build better.

WHO YOU ARE

• A Systems Engineer with Experience in designing, deploying and supporting large scale Linux/Unix server environments
• Good knowledge of Linux Kernel internals
• Have a developer mindset to help build the right tools for our continual improvement
• Solid coding skills in Python and a strong desire to automate
• Experience within a high-performance computer environment where the result matters
• Infrastructure-as-Code with an Ansible flavor
• You are naturally curious about hardware and software, and how these interact
• Knowledge of virtualization and networking
• A proactive approach to problem solving
• You are able to clearly explain your thoughts through written and verbal communication, ask the right questions, and are not afraid to challenge or defend a strategy
• You seek out opportunities to leave your comfort zone and enjoy frequent change

 WHAT YOU'LL GET

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment.

• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.

• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.

• Daily breakfast, lunch and snacks.

• Gym membership, sports and leisure activities, plus weekly in-house chair massages

• Regular social events, clubs and Friday afternoon drinks.

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at careers@optiver.com.au.

Optiver 重视个人信息的保护。请您在提供个人信息给我们之前，认真阅读Optiver China Privacy Notice, 了解我们如何收集及处理您的个人信息。

Personal information protection is of utmost importance to Optiver. Before you provide any personal information to us, we strongly urge you to read our Privacy Policy to acknowledge how we collect and process your personal information.

Role Overview

The Head of Accounting will lead the firm’s technical accounting and policy function, ensuring high-quality financial reporting under US GAAP and IFRS and strong US regulatory accounting outcomes. This role partners closely with Finance leadership, Risk, Legal/Compliance, and the business to translate complex transactions into clear accounting conclusions, scalable policies, and audit-ready execution. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong judgment, speed, and the ability to lead through ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Accounting & Policy Leadership

• Own the firm’s technical accounting agenda, including research, interpretation, and application of US GAAP and IFRS to complex transactions and new products.
• Lead the development, maintenance, and governance of global accounting policies, memos, and position papers; ensure conclusions are well-supported and practical to operate.
• Advise on accounting impacts of business initiatives (new products, legal entity changes, intercompany arrangements), including P&L and balance sheet implications.

Financial Reporting & GAAP/IFRS Compliance

• Ensure the firm’s financial statements, disclosures, and management reporting are prepared in accordance with US GAAP and/or IFRS, with consistent application across entities and regions.
• Drive accounting judgments related to financial instruments, consolidation, revenue recognition, leases, share-based payments, and impairments (as applicable to the firm’s activity).
• Partner with external auditors on technical positions, emerging issues, and audit requests; manage discussions to timely resolution.

US Regulatory Accounting & Oversight

• Own accounting support for US regulatory reporting (e.g., broker-dealer and other regulated-entity reporting requirements), ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Interpret and implement regulatory accounting guidance that affects statutory capital, net capital, and regulated entity financial statements (as applicable).
• Coordinate with Compliance and Legal on regulatory inquiries, examinations, and ongoing reporting obligations.

Controls, Governance & Process Excellence

• Establish and maintain a strong accounting control framework, including documentation, review standards, segregation of duties, and evidence retention.
• Drive continuous improvement of close and reporting processes, including automation and systems enhancements that improve accuracy and speed.
• Build and mentor a high-performing team; set clear expectations, develop talent, and create durable operating rhythms.

Stakeholder Management & Leadership

• Serve as the senior accounting advisor to Finance leadership and key stakeholders.
• Communicate complex accounting topics clearly to non-accountants and senior executives; drive decisions with a bias toward timely execution.
• Monitor and prepare for changes in accounting standards and regulatory guidance; lead implementation and change management.

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of progressive experience in technical accounting, financial reporting, accounting advisory, or controllership within financial services or other complex environments.
• Deep expertise in US GAAP; strong working knowledge of IFRS (or vice versa), with demonstrated ability to operate in multi-reporting frameworks.
• Experience with US regulatory accounting/reporting in a regulated environment (e.g., broker-dealer, bank, asset manager, fintech with regulatory reporting), including interaction with regulators or examinations.
• Proven track record leading technical accounting projects across multiple stakeholders and driving issues to resolution.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA strongly preferred (Master’s/MBA a plus).

Skills & Attributes

• Exceptional technical depth with practical, business-oriented judgment.
• Strong leadership presence; able to influence across levels and functions.
• Execution-focused and decisive; comfortable operating in ambiguity and under tight deadlines.
• Clear communicator with strong writing skills (policy memos, position papers, audit-ready documentation).
• High ownership mindset with a strong control orientation and commitment to quality.

The key to Optiver’s success as a leading market maker is our people. The Recruitment Team is responsible for hiring top talent from around the world and creating a first-in-class candidate experience. Optiver is seeking a proactive, highly organized Recruitment Coordinator to join our team and manage coordination across our experienced technology pipelines. As a Recruitment Coordinator, you’ll support the team’s hiring strategies by owning a streamlined candidate management and recruitment process, while driving continuous improvement. You’ll lead the charge in designing an exceptional candidate experience, nurturing strong stakeholder connections, and consistently pushing the boundaries with innovative, future-focused ideas. This is a great opportunity to build a career in Talent Acquisition. Strong performers on the team have built a career in operations, recruitment, and HR.

What you’ll do:

• Serve as the go-to operational partner for the recruitment and hiring teams to manage full-cycle, high volume coordination (scheduling interviews, processing assessments, maintaining and auditing pipelines, hosting interviews and candidate sell visits) and execute other hiring strategies
• Own the accuracy and flow of candidate data within our ATS (Greenhouse), acting as the go-to expert for optimizing processes, ensuring pipeline cleanliness and efficiency, and driving operational excellence.
• Own the candidate experience from start to finish, working closely with candidates throughout their interview process and deliver a top-notch experience
• Form opinions and work with others to identify and implement opportunities to optimize and scale recruitment processes and document changes
• Support a range of ad hoc recruiting and people team projects by tackling challenges, helping move things along, keeping everyone updated, and teaming up with colleagues to get great results

What you’ll get:

You'll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets. This role is a full-time, salaried position anticipated to last for a one-year term, but with the potential to extend.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
• Highly competitive compensation package including 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  

Who you are: 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in human resources, business, or a related field
• 1+ years of experience in scheduling, coordination, Recruitment, HR, logistics, or other relevant/transferrable experience is required
• Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) like Greenhouse and other recruitment technology preferred
• Proficient Microsoft Office Suite skills, particularly Excel and Outlook
• Self-starter with strong organizational and analytical skills, attention to detail, and follow through
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with the ability to multi-task
• Driven with a strong desire to make an impact and energized by creating and refining processes
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both oral and written
• Familiarity or experience leveraging AI tooling in a recruiting environment is a plus
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment authorization for this job opening
• Located in Austin area or willing to relocate for on-site work

Who we are:

At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilising the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritise safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.

At Optiver, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. Optiver recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics. 

We are looking for an experienced market structure professional to join Optiver’s Corporate Strategy team, with a primary focus on cash equities market structure, external partnerships, and strategic business development.

You will work closely with senior leaders across Trading, Technology, Legal, Risk and Compliance, as well as engage externally with exchanges, venues, regulators, and industry participants. The role is highly visible, commercially oriented, and directly tied to Optiver’s long-term growth and market positioning.

The ideal candidate combines deep familiarity with cash equities market structure with strong analytical capabilities and the ability to translate regulatory and structural change into clear strategic and economic recommendations.

What you'll do:

Market Structure & Strategic Impact

• Monitor and synthesize developments in cash equities market structure, including exchange and ATS rule changes, regulatory developments (SEC, CFTC, etc.), and microstructure innovations affecting liquidity, access and costs
• Assess the commercial, strategic, and operational impact of these developments on Optiver’s trading businesses
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify risks and opportunities
• Translate complex regulatory and market structure changes into clear, decision-ready insights for senior leadership

 Business Development & External Engagement

• Build and manage strategic relationships with exchanges, trading venues, market infrastructure providers, and industry groups
• Represent Optiver in external discussions on market structure topics
• Evaluate new market access opportunities, product launches, and venue changes from a strategic and economic perspective

Cross-Functional Strategy & Execution

• Partner with Trading, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Operations to prioritize and execute strategic initiatives
• Align commercial objectives with technical implementation and market access decisions
• Coordinate across control functions to ensure initiatives are delivered effectively and responsibly

Long-Term Strategy & Thought Leadership

• Contribute to Optiver’s long-term equities strategy, including geographic expansion, evolving market models, and competitive positioning
• Develop internal viewpoints on the future of equity market structure and Optiver’s role within it

What you’ll get:

• You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets.
• In addition, you’ll receive: 
• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
• A highly competitive compensation package
• Global profit-sharing pool and 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

Who you are:

•  5–10 years of relevant experience in cash equities markets, gained at a: 
  • Bank
  • Proprietary trading firm
  • Exchange or trading venue
  • ETF issuers (capital markets)
  • Market infrastructure provider
  • Regulator or industry body (with strong commercial exposure)

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with equity market structure, such as:  
  • Exchange models and fee structures
  • ATS / dark pool dynamics
  • Order types, access models, and market data
  • Regulatory frameworks impacting equities trading

Who we are:

• At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency, and stabilizing the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritize safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe. 
• Our differences are our edge. 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.

About the Role

We are building Optiver’s next-generation Enterprise Data Platform on the Databricks Lakehouse. As an Enterprise Data Engineer, you’ll design the curated data models, pipelines, and metrics that make data a trusted asset across Finance, People, and Business Operations.

This is a hands-on role at the center of our data transformation: you’ll shape how business stakeholders access and trust data, working on one of the most modern stacks in the industry

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Build clean, scalable ELT pipelines using dbt, SQL, PySpark, and Databricks.

• Design curated models and semantic layers to standardize KPIs across Finance, People, and Ops.

• Partner directly with business teams to turn complex requirements into clear, reusable data products.

• Implement governance and quality checks (lineage, testing, role-based access) so data is reliable and secure.

• Deliver data products that power BI tools and self-service analytics.

• Contribute to platform best practices (CI/CD, naming conventions, testing frameworks).

WHO YOU ARE

• Experience in Data Engineering or Analytics Engineering, ideally with exposure to Finance, People, or Business Ops data.

• Advanced SQL and dbt skills, with experience modeling for analytics (dimensional, medallion, vault).

• Hands-on experience with Databricks or equivalent Lakehouse platforms.

• Understanding of data governance and quality frameworks.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work directly with business stakeholders.

WHO WE ARE

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

At Optiver, data is central to everything we do. You’ll join a small, high-impact team with a mandate to build best-in-class data capabilities from the ground up. Here, you will:

• Work with a modern Lakehouse + dbt stack, setting the standards others will follow.

• See your models and pipelines directly shape decision-making across the firm.

• Grow alongside experienced data leaders in a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool.

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.

• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.

• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.

• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.

• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.

• Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

Please note:

• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role

• We cannot accept applications via email’

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Based in Amsterdam or London - please apply to the opening of your preferred base location.  This opening is for Amsterdam.

As one of the world’s leading Market Making firms, we at Optiver pride ourselves on our ability to improve the market by providing liquidity in all market conditions. Our Institutional Sales teams are central to that success, trading directly with counterparties across the globe. 

As we look to continue our growth, we are seeking an experienced and dynamic institutional sales.  The ideal candidate has experience building relationships within the German cash equity market and possesses strong selling capabilities. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a big impact to our business by driving revenue and building out our market participant network.

Who we are:

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

What you’ll do:

As an Institutional Sales you will have the chance to play key role in growing Optiver's DCP (direct counterparty) franchise. As well as growing more DCP interactions, you will play a part of helping steer the trading desks' evolution and growth into new markets. Specifically you will:

• Establish, develop, and maintain relationships with counterparts in the German cash equity space;
• Assist traders in their direct trading with counterparts - guiding on sequence dialogue and giving context to help trading price most effectively;
• Support trading's growing understanding of both individual and wider DCP sector trading, to help inform their trading efforts;
• Develop participant profiles, reports and analyses;
• Work with marketing team to develop and maintain content as it pertains to direct trading initiatives;
• Attend conferences and seminars for related products.

Who you are:

• Extensive experience in cash equity Institutional Sales.
• Detailed knowledge of and established professional network in the German cash equity market.
• Relevant experience within top tier competitor or global investment bank highly desirable.
• Strong experience building relationships within cash equities space and strong selling capabilities.
• Willingness to travel and meet face to face with prospective and current counterparties.
• An ability to entertain and manage the organisation of events.
• Strong communication skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset willing to take ownership in order to develop exciting projects.
• A pro-active nature that allows you to learn quickly and impact counterparties autonomously.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Deep understanding of rules and regulations governing the markets we trade.

What you’ll get:

The chance to further your career working alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.

Our performance based bonus structure is unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment to work in.

Healthy work-life balance; we believe in efficiency and autonomy and do not glorify unhealthy working hours

Alongside this you will get great secondary benefits such as 25 paid vacation days, fully paid first-class commuting expenses, training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, breakfast, lunch and facilities, sports and leisure activities, Friday afternoon drinks and even weekly in-house chair massages. Being highly international, we are accustomed to guiding expats through their relocation, offering competitive relocation packages and providing visa sponsorship where necessary.

How to apply:

Apply directly via the form below for the position of Cash Equity German Institutional Sales. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form. If we think there is a potential match, you will hear from us sooner than you expect. Please note, we cannot accept applications via email for data protection reasons.

Kindly note that we do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

As an intentionally flat organisation, we believe that great ideas and impact can come from everyone. We are passionate about empowering individuals and creating diverse teams that thrive. Every person at Optiver should feel included, valued and respected, because we believe our best work is done together.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

More information on how Optiver Europe processes your personal data can be found in our Privacy Policy. 

Who we are

Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986, today we are a leading liquidity provider, with close to 2,000 employees in offices around the world, united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing, execution and risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies.

Optiver’s Sydney office is one of the primary players within Asian markets, trading a range of products. Established in 1996, we're an active participant on the Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan exchanges, and act as Optiver’s APAC head office. 

What you’ll do

We are looking for an experienced software engineer and team leader to join our APAC Data Engineering Platform team. The team is responsible for developing Optiver’s next-generation data platform for research and real-time trading, covering orchestration, storage, access and governance of data at scale. This team delivers robust, consistent solutions for a range of stakeholders across the business including engineers, researchers and traders. Our Data Engineers develop solutions using a mix of third-party and in-house technologies, owning their changes end-to-end including understanding the business problem, design, implementation, testing, deployment and monitoring.

As a leader you will be responsible for working with stakeholders across the company to define the team's strategy and roadmap, and you will execute that vision with your team. Your leadership will directly enable a faster, simpler, and more scalable innovation cycle for Optiver globally. You will also be responsible for building the team and growing engineers to reach their full potential. This is a hybrid leadership and engineering role with meaningful hands-on time across requirements, architecture, and code.

Other responsibilities include:

• Build and lead a high performance data engineering team, including managing performance, career development and delivery.

• Own and deliver the vision, strategy and roadmap for Optiver’s data platform.

• Architect platform components (orchestration, storage/table formats, metadata/governance, streaming) that scale across APAC and integrate globally.

• Partner with stakeholders (research, trading, developers, SRE, security) to prioritise and achieve cross-team changes.

• Standardise ingestion and access workflows, including schema management, lineage, permissions and audit.

• Collaborate with our Europe & US offices to converge patterns and shared services.

• Contribute hands-on to key designs and production code. Uphold high engineering standards and best practices.

Who you are

Optiver needs our next Engineering Lead to have:

• 7+ years experience as a Software Engineer delivering production platforms and 2+ years of experience leading software engineering teams.

• Strong experience with distributed systems & reliability fundamentals, including partitioning, replication, consistency/availability tradeoffs.

• Expertise with one or more of Python/C++/Java/Rust. Solid API and system design skills.

• Data platform fundamentals, including batch/stream processing, table formats, object storage, SQL.

• Understanding of security and governance, such as encryption, authentication, and access control.

• Practical experience with streaming and batch data (e.g., Kafka + Schema Registry).

• Experience making architectural decisions on IT solutions, system design & implementation.

• Excellent stakeholder communication and roadmap ownership.

What you'll get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of Optiver perks, including:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment.

• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.

• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.

• Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista.

• Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages.

• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.

• Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

We are hiring Data Site Reliability Engineers (Data SREs) to join our Global Data Engineering organization. This is an operations-focused role, responsible for ensuring the reliability, correctness, and availability of Optiver’s most critical data pipelines and platforms, many of which directly support trading and research workflows. You will be part of a globally distributed team, operating and monitoring data systems across regions.

In practice, this role combines deep technical ownership with operational responsibility. Data SREs work closely with data engineers, platform teams, and trading-facing stakeholders to ensure production data systems meet strict reliability, freshness, and correctness expectations. Beyond keeping systems running, they help evolve how we operate data platforms at scale by improving automation, observability, and operational standards across the firm. The systems supported by Data SREs include large-scale batch and streaming data pipelines, data quality and freshness monitoring, and globally operated platforms supported by follow-the-sun operational models. These systems are often on the critical path for trading and research, where data delays or inaccuracies can have immediate business impact.

What you'll do:

• Configure, launch, and maintain robust data pipelines (ETL/ELT) for ingesting and transforming datasets critical to research and trading
• Own the end-to-end reliability of critical production data pipelines, from ingestion through downstream consumption
• Ensure data quality and consistency through validation, monitoring, and robust engineering practices
• Act as the first point of contact for data incidents, investigating failures, data quality issues, and pipeline regressions, and driving them through to resolution
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews, with a focus on preventing recurrence
• Manage daily releases, backfills, and ad-hoc data runs, with a strong focus on safety, traceability, and environment segregation
• Design and improve monitoring, alerting, data quality checks, and operational runbooks, ensuring issues are detected early and alerts are actionable
• Build automation and tooling to reduce manual operational work and enable the platform to scale safely
• Partner closely with data engineering, platform, and trading-facing teams to ensure data systems are reliable, well-understood, and fit for purpose

Who you are:

• Experience operating or supporting production data systems, such as data pipelines, ingestion frameworks, or analytical platforms
• Strong proficiency in Python, with experience using libraries like Pandas, Arrow, and Spark
• Solid understanding of data modeling, normalization, and API development in support of large-scale analytical or trading systems
• Experience working with lakehouse architectures (e.g., Delta Lake, Databricks, AWS) to manage large-scale, high-quality analytical datasets is preferred
• An operations mindset with a strong sense of ownership, reliability, and continuous improvement
• Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy, making sound engineering and operational decisions for production systems
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across teams and time zones
• Experience with external data ingestion is a plus
• Exposure to PCAP-based data workflows or market data capture pipelines is a plus
• Willingness to contribute to setting best practices and mentoring engineers on operational excellence and production reliability

What you'll get:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of Optiver perks, including:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment
• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
• Daily breakfast, lunch and snacks
• Gym membership, sports and leisure activities, plus weekly in-house chair massages
• Regular social events, clubs and Friday afternoon drinks

Diversity statement

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

Privacy disclaimer

Optiver 重视个人信息的保护。请您在提供个人信息给我们之前，认真阅读Optiver China Privacy Notice, 了解我们如何收集及处理您的个人信息。

Personal information protection is of utmost importance to Optiver. Before you provide any personal information to us, we strongly urge you to read our Privacy Policy to acknowledge how we collect and process your personal information.

Based in London or Amsterdam - please apply to the opening of your preferred base location.  This opening is for London.

As one of the world’s leading Market Making firms, we at Optiver pride ourselves on our ability to improve the market by providing liquidity in all market conditions. Our Institutional Sales teams are central to that success, trading directly with counterparties across the globe. 

As we look to continue our growth, we are seeking an experienced and dynamic institutional sales.  The ideal candidate has experience building relationships within the German cash equity market and possesses strong selling capabilities. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a big impact to our business by driving revenue and building out our market participant network.

Who we are:

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

What you’ll do:

As an Institutional Sales you will have the chance to play key role in growing Optiver's DCP (direct counterparty) franchise. As well as growing more DCP interactions, you will play a part of helping steer the trading desks' evolution and growth into new markets. Specifically you will:

• Establish, develop, and maintain relationships with counterparts in the German cash equity space.
• Assist traders in their direct trading with counterparts - guiding on sequence dialogue and giving context to help trading price most effectively.
• Support trading's growing understanding of both individual and wider DCP sector trading, to help inform their trading efforts.
• Develop participant profiles, reports and analyses.
• Work with marketing team to develop and maintain content as it pertains to direct trading initiatives.
• Attend conferences and seminars for related products.

Who you are:

• Extensive experience in Cash Equity Institutional Sales.
• Detailed knowledge of and established professional network in the German cash equity market.
• Relevant experience within top tier direct competitor or global investment bank highly desirable.
• Strong experience building relationships within cash equities space and strong selling capabilities.
• Willingness to travel and meet face to face with prospective and current counterparties.
• An ability to entertain and manage the organisation of events.
• Strong communication skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset willing to take ownership in order to develop exciting projects.
• A pro-active nature that allows you to learn quickly and impact counterparties autonomously.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Deep understanding of rules and regulations governing the markets we trade.

What you’ll get:

At Optiver UK, you will be part of a well-established and high-performing global firm whilst experiencing the excitement that comes from a growing operation. As our London operations grow, the opportunity to make a global impact and take your career to a new level expands with it. We offer a supportive environment for you to perform at your best. Some of our key benefits include:

• Competitive remuneration;
• 27 paid vacation days (plus UK public holidays);
• Daily onsite breakfast and lunch;
• Paid commuting expenses (home to office);
• 50% paid gym subscription;
• Private medical insurance;
• Pension scheme;
• Training, conference attendance and continuous learning opportunities;
• International transfer opportunities.

How to apply:

Apply directly via the form below and please provide us with a CV in English. Should there be a potential match, a member of our team will reach out sooner rather than later. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

When applying for a role with Optiver UK Limited, the recruitment process is run via our Optiver global recruitment team. The personal data you will submit as part of the recruitment process may be processed in the UK, US and the Netherlands. By continuing with your application you hereby consent to your personal data being processed in these locations. More information on how Optiver processes your personal data can be found in our Privacy Policy.

As an intentionally flat organisation, we believe that great ideas and impact can come from everyone. We are passionate about empowering individuals and creating diverse teams that thrive. Every person at Optiver should feel included, valued and respected, because we believe our best work is done together. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986, today we are a leading liquidity provider, with over 2,000 employees in offices around the world, united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing, execution and risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies.

Since its establishment in 2012, our Shanghai office is a rapidly growing participant in the Chinese markets, trading exchange-listed futures, options and equities in China mainland. Our vision is to become the trusted partner in the development of Chinese financial markets. With the culture of a start-up but the backing of a close-to-40 year-old trading firm, the Optiver Shanghai office is truly unique. Everyone who joins us will help shape the future of our company and its global impact. Get ready: we are only just beginning.

About the AI Lab at Optiver

Optiver has built its reputation as a global leader in trading through rigorous research, rapid innovation, and uncompromising performance. Now, we’re launching a new frontier: AI Lab Shanghai.

This newly established team will operate independently from our core trading operations, serving as a long-term innovation engine to explore, develop, and apply the most advanced AI and machine learning technologies to complex problems. From foundational model development to novel AI systems, the AI Lab will be at the forefront of pushing boundaries.

What You’ll Do

• Leadership & Strategy
  • Establish the AI Lab's technical vision and long-term roadmap aligned with cutting-edge research and internal innovation goals.
  • Build a world-class team of AI researchers, engineers, and applied scientists.
  • Foster a strong culture of experimentation, ownership, and high-impact delivery.
• Technical Direction
  • Drive exploration into areas such as deep learning, foundation models, generative AI, reinforcement learning, and novel model architectures.
  • Oversee design and deployment of experimental AI systems, both for proof-of-concept and strategic long-term application.
  • Collaborate with domain experts to identify high-value, AI-native opportunities.
• Team Development
  • Attract and mentor top-tier talent from academia and industry.
  • Design internal processes for research sharing, experimentation, and review.
• Collaboration
  • Partner with internal stakeholders across research, trading, and technology to ensure alignment where needed while preserving the lab’s independence and vision.
  • Represent the lab externally in the AI community and conferences.

What We’re Looking For

• Technical Excellence
  • PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or related field.
  • Deep expertise in modern ML techniques (e.g., deep learning, transformers, RL, generative models).
  • Proven track record of research, publications, or system-level innovation.
• Startup Mindset with Big-Tech Rigor
  • Comfortable working in ambiguous, open-ended environments.
  • Ability to balance long-term vision with milestone-driven progress.
• Communication & Collaboration
  • Clear, compelling communicator who can inspire and influence across disciplines.
  • Strong ability to present complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.

 Why Join Us?

• Build a new frontier of AI innovation at one of the world’s top trading firms.
• Operate in a high-trust, low-bureaucracy environment with exceptional resources.
• Access to cutting-edge infrastructure, compute, and proprietary datasets.
• Competitive compensation and long-term incentives.

Diversity statement

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at careers@optiver.com.au.

Privacy disclaimer

Optiver 重视个人信息的保护。请您在提供个人信息给我们之前，认真阅读Optiver China Privacy Notice, 了解我们如何收集及处理您的个人信息。

Personal information protection is of utmost importance to Optiver. Before you provide any personal information to us, we strongly urge you to read our Privacy Policy to acknowledge how we collect and process your personal information.

Who We Are

Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986, today we are a leading liquidity provider, with close to 2,000 employees in offices around the world, united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing, execution and risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies.

Optiver’s Sydney office is one of the primary players within Asian markets, trading a range of products. Established in 1996, we're an active participant on the Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan exchanges, and act as Optiver’s APAC head office. 

What You’ll Do

We’re building out our Data Reliability & Quality Engineering function in Sydney, the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) arm of our global data platform.

This team ensures that data is reliable, accurate and available when it’s needed. You’ll sit at the intersection of data engineering, operations and market data, monitoring critical pipelines, improving system resilience and building automation to detect and prevent issues before they impact trading or research.

You’ll play a key role in shaping how we ingest and deliver trusted, high-quality data at scale, supporting a growing, data-driven global business. In this role, you will:

• Monitor and optimize the performance and stability of data pipelines to meet SLAs.

• Design and maintain data quality tests for accuracy, consistency and completeness.

• Investigate data incidents, perform root-cause analysis and implement preventive measures.

• Apply SRE principles to enhance reliability, alerting and recovery mechanisms.

• Develop automation and tooling to reduce manual intervention and improve scalability.

• Collaborate with data engineers, researchers and market data teams to align reliability goals with business priorities.

Who You Are

• 2+ years of experience in data engineering, site reliability engineering (SRE) or data operations.

• Proficient in SQL, ETL processes and at least one programming language (Python, Scala or C++).

• Strong focus on automation, system resilience and continuous improvement.

• Passionate about data quality, observability and performance optimization.

• Structured and methodical in problem-solving, with strong debugging skills.

• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, proactive mindset.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Databricks, data observability platforms or distributed/cloud-based data systems.

• Familiarity with alerting and monitoring tools (e.g. Grafana, Prometheus, Airflow or similar).

• Exposure to financial data pipelines or low-latency trading environments.

What You’ll Get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of Optiver perks, including:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment.

• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.

• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.

• Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista.

• Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages.

• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.

• Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary.

If you’re passionate about supporting reliable, high-performance data systems and want your work to directly impact trading outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us build the next evolution of Optiver’s global data platform.

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at careers@optiver.com.au

Who We Are

Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986, today we are a leading liquidity provider, with close to 2,000 employees in offices around the world, united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing, execution and risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies.

Optiver’s Sydney office is one of the primary players within Asian markets, trading a range of products. Established in 1996, we're an active participant on the Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan exchanges, and act as Optiver’s APAC head office. 

What You’ll Do

We’re building out our Data Reliability & Quality Engineering function in Sydney, the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) arm of our global data platform.

This team ensures that data is reliable, accurate and available when it’s needed. You’ll sit at the intersection of data engineering, operations and market data, monitoring critical pipelines, improving system resilience and building automation to detect and prevent issues before they impact trading or research.

You’ll play a key role in shaping how we ingest and deliver trusted, high-quality data at scale, supporting a growing, data-driven global business. In this role, you will:

• Monitor and optimize the performance and stability of data pipelines to meet SLAs.

• Design and maintain data quality tests for accuracy, consistency and completeness.

• Investigate data incidents, perform root-cause analysis and implement preventive measures.

• Apply SRE principles to enhance reliability, alerting and recovery mechanisms.

• Develop automation and tooling to reduce manual intervention and improve scalability.

• Collaborate with data engineers, researchers and market data teams to align reliability goals with business priorities.

Who You Are

• 2+ years of experience in data engineering, site reliability engineering (SRE) or data operations.

• Proficient in SQL, ETL processes and at least one programming language (Python, Scala or C++).

• Strong focus on automation, system resilience and continuous improvement.

• Passionate about data quality, observability and performance optimization.

• Structured and methodical in problem-solving, with strong debugging skills.

• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, proactive mindset.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Databricks, data observability platforms or distributed/cloud-based data systems.

• Familiarity with alerting and monitoring tools (e.g. Grafana, Prometheus, Airflow or similar).

• Exposure to financial data pipelines or low-latency trading environments.

What You’ll Get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of Optiver perks, including:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry.

• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.

• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.

• Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista.

• Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages.

• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.

If you’re passionate about supporting reliable, high-performance data systems and want your work to directly impact trading outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us build the next evolution of Optiver’s global data platform.

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at careers@optiver.com.au

Optiver is one of the most reputable and innovative market makers in the world. We offer a unique opportunity to join our Global Strategy team as a Global Strategy Manager. In this role, you will work directly with the firm’s senior leadership on the toughest challenges to protect our competitive positioning and successfully expand our impact and footprint. Join a small team of experienced strategists to deliver impact at pace. This role offers exceptional career opportunities, a highly competitive rewards structure, and dynamic career growth options.     

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead and deliver high-impact strategy projects that address some of Optiver’s most important and ambiguous business challenges.  

• Partner closely with the Executive Committee and senior business leaders as a trusted thought partner, providing clear, concrete insights and recommendations.  

• Drive complex, cross-functional initiatives end-to-end, ensuring alignment, momentum, and tangible outcomes across the firm. 

WHO YOU ARE

• 5-10 years of relevant work experience, for example, at a leading tech firm, a financial institution, a top-tier consulting firm, or a private equity firm.  

• Exceptional analytical and conceptual problem-solving skills; capable of thinking strategically while paying attention to detail.  

• Excellent project management skills.  

• Strong stakeholder management skills.  

• Experience in performing data-driven analyses.  

• Strong sense of ownership and personal responsibility.  

• Hands-on mentality and can-do attitude to achieve results.  

• Ability to quickly grasp new topics and make them their own.  

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to convert complex issues into succinct insights. 

WHO WE ARE

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool.

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.

• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.

• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.

• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.

• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.

• Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form. 

Please note: 

• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role 

• We cannot accept applications via email 

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Ready to kickstart your career in one of the world's leading tech-driven trading firms?

Join FutureFocus, our immersive five-day program designed to ignite your potential as a future developer, trader or researcher at Optiver.

Dive into the fundamentals of trading, gain unique insights into Optiver’s cutting-edge trading systems and build the key skills that our developers, traders and researchers use every day.

Plus, if you've excelled in the program, you could receive a direct offer for our 2027 Summer Internship Program.

• Eligible for pre-penultimate university students (graduating in 2028), who are studying a bachelor's or master's degree

• Program dates:

Option 1: June 29, 2026 to July 3, 2026

Option 2: September 7, 2026 to September 11, 2026

• Where: Shanghai, details to be announced

*Note: If you reside outside of Shanghai, Optiver will cover your travel and accommodation costs.

What you'll do

Led by ex-traders and ex-engineers, our renowned in-house education team will guide you through the intricacies of market making. You will be immersed in a mix of hands-on and classroom learning, empowering you to thrive in the world of trading and technology.

As part of the FutureFocus program, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Kickstart your journey as a developer and explore our tech career pathways. Discover the cutting-edge techniques that keep us at the forefront of the global financial markets and see our world-class trading systems in action.

• Learn the core fundamentals of trading and build trading strategies for deployment in a virtual market.

• Connect with recent graduates and hear their personal experiences.

• Receive mentorship and support from our in-house trainers and senior developers, who are committed to ensuring you have the guidance and support needed to succeed.

• Experience Optiver's culture and enjoy our incredible perks, including daily breakfast, lunch and coffee, weekly massages and more.

Who You Are

• A pre-penultimate university student, graduating in 2028. Major in computer science or software engineering related.

• An inquisitive thinker, with a passion for quantitative problems and working in collaborative, dynamic environments.

• Holds superior quantitative and logical reasoning skills, and enjoys working on an array of problems, with a strong focus on results.

• Excited to test yourself in one of the most dynamic areas of the financial market.

Applying for the program

Our Software Developers play a critical role in executing successful trades. Driven by the desire to find the simplest solutions to the most complex problems, they design and build high performance systems that solve real business problems. Check out Brenda’s ‘Day in the Life’ story to learn more.

Ready to kickstart your career with Optiver? Apply for FutureFocus to ignite your potential today.

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion, and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

Questions? Get in touch with our team at chinacareers@optiver.com.au.  

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• Installing and cabling switches, servers and appliances in our Brazil co-locations;
• Managing power and space allocation, including capacity planning and monitoring;
• Maintaining clean and consistent cable management practices;
• Tracking and managing spare parts and cable inventory;
• Performing break-fix repairs, replacing components like hard drives, memory and transceivers;
• Planning and executing data center build-outs, relocations and new equipment installations;
• Packing, shipping, and managing the logistics of the Brazil co-locations;
• Maintaining comprehensive data center documentation and support the standardization of procedures;
• Troubleshooting and testing cabling (fiber and copper) using cable testers;
• Supporting system builds, configuration, and troubleshooting as needed

• Experience working in modern, large-scale data centers;
• Ability to identify basic parts of network equipment (SFPs, line cards, chassis) and servers (memory, network cards, hard drives);
• Knowledge of structured cabling systems (Cat 5, Cat 6, multi-mode, and single-mode fiber);
• Familiarity with power and communications cabling standards;
• Experience with cable testers to troubleshoot both fiber and copper cabling issues;
• An understanding of change control processes;
• Basic server operating system installation and configuration skills;
• Strong documentation skills and a meticulous approach to tracking details.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Creative problem-solving mindset, bringing new ideas to improve data center operations;
• Experience leading or coordinating resources in infrastructure projects, from conception to completion;
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced environments;
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs, 30kg, Ability to lift heavy objects
• Willingness to work flexible hours outside of regular business hours, including weekends, to execute physical infrastructure changes;

Who we are

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

What you'll get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

How to apply 

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

Please note:

• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role
• We cannot accept applications via email

Diversity statement

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

At Optiver, our people are the core of our success - and that includes the next generation of talent. Campus hires bring fresh energy, sharp curiosity, and new perspectives that help push us forward. Our Campus Recruitment team plays a vital role in finding and engaging these unique minds, ensuring they thrive within our high-performance environment. 

We’re looking for a Campus Recruiter on a 12-month fixed-term contract to join our collaborative and high-achieving team. In this role, you’ll help identify and attract Australia and New Zealand’s brightest students for our intern, graduate, and early career opportunities. From shaping attraction strategies to delivering exceptional candidate experiences, your work will have a direct impact on our future success. 

What you’ll do 

As a Campus Recruiter, you’ll work alongside a passionate team of specialists, focusing on key areas that contribute to the team’s goals. Responsibilities include: 

• Supporting the full lifecycle of campus recruitment: from event planning to candidate selection. 
• Coordinating assessments, mapping interview processes, and managing logistics to ensure a seamless candidate journey. 
• Partnering with key stakeholders across the business to understand hiring needs and deliver tailored recruitment solutions. 
• Helping drive our campus attraction strategy - bringing your ideas, creativity and perspective to the table. 
• Building strong relationships with universities and student societies across Australia and New Zealand. 
• Developing a deep understanding of behavioural competencies and applying them during high-volume assessment periods. 
• Continuously improving operational processes and identifying new opportunities to attract exceptional talent. 

Who you are 

• A passionate early-career recruiter (agency or in-house), or someone keen to break into campus recruitment. 
• An excellent communicator with strong stakeholder management skills. 
• Highly organised with exceptional coordination and attention to detail. 
• A team player who thrives in a high-performance, collaborative environment. 
• Curious, solutions-focused and excited by the opportunity to improve and innovate.
• Comfortable taking ownership and driving initiatives with measurable impact. 
• Eager to learn, grow, and help shape the future of Early Careers at Optiver. 

What you’ll get 

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the most complex problems in the financial markets.  

In return for your expertise, you’ll receive a range of benefits, including: 

• Daily breakfast, lunch, and an in-house barista. 
• Gym membership, plus weekly chair massages and a host of other wellness perks.
• Continuous learning, development and upskilling opportunities.
• A fun, fast-paced team that loves what they do. 

How to apply 

Apply directly via the form below for the position of Campus Recruiter (12 month contract). If you have any questions, feel free to contact our Recruitment team via careers@optiver.com.au Please note: We cannot accept applications via email for data protection reasons. We do not require assistance from agencies in the recruitment of this role. 

Diversity statement 

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced AI Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this hands-on role, you’ll design, build, and deploy sophisticated agents that orchestrate data, workflows, and decisions across the firm. You’ll own the full lifecycle—from rapid prototyping through production rollout—while always tying technical choices back to clear business outcomes. If you can translate strategy into code, measure impact in dollars (or hours saved), and thrive in a fast-moving environment, we want to meet you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop robust AI agents using Python

• Integrate AI solutions with existing enterprise systems

• Understand the landscape of 3rd party models, their strengths and weaknesses

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand user needs and deliver effective agents

• Maintain a platform for the evaluation of agents

• Produce high-quality, unit-tested code and uphold consistent style and documentation through code reviews and CI/CD practices

• Troubleshoot and debug AI systems to ensure optimal performance

WHO YOU ARE

• Bachelorʼs degree in Computer Science, AI, or related field

• Minimum of 6 years professional experience in developing python applications

• Deep familiarity with Python 3.x, including advanced features (asyncio, type hints, context managers)

• Solid understanding of software design patterns, object‐oriented design, and modular architecture

• Excellent knowledge of Python, common AI/ML libraries and integration with 3rd party services

• Some commercial or open source experience in developing AI agents with any of the well-known services

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a dynamic environment

WHO WE ARE

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries

• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards

• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses

• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks

• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events

• Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats

HOW TO APPLY

Are you interested in furthering your career on one of the most dynamic and exciting trading floors in Europe?

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

Please note:

• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role

• We cannot accept applications via email’

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

At Optiver we pride ourselves on being real engineers, not just coders. Our engineers work closely with traders to identify the business problems we face and determine how they should be solved. We apply a disciplined and scientific approach. We engineer simple, well-architected solutions that meet the dynamic needs of our traders. Our passion is to solve problems which really matter to the business, and we take pride in the quality of our solutions.

Hardware Engineers at Optiver build hardware-based trading systems ranging from low latency algorithms to high bandwidth computation. They are responsible for owning all aspects of the development process from ideation to implementation creating bespoke solutions to our complex trading problems. Their systems have little room for failure which add to the stability of the market, not detract from it. Working in close collaboration with software engineers and traders, hardware engineers deeply understand our trading problems and create dynamic, well-architected systems that make an impact in a matter of days and weeks rather than months and years.

What you’ll do: 

• Accelerate network infrastructure and trading system components with high-speed hardware designs.
• Research new low-latency techniques and platforms and identify opportunities for integration with our trading system.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team of traders, software developers, and infrastructure engineers.
• Leverage the best hardware available or build in-house versions to ensure our FPGAs can interface with cutting edge server hardware.
• Manage relationships with 3rd party vendors.

What you’ll get:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
• A highly competitive compensation package
• Global profit-sharing pool and 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

Who you are:

• A Bachelor’s degree in CE, EE, CS, or related technical field.
• Experience designing, coding, testing, and verifying FPGAs and/or ASICs.
• Experience coding in VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog as well as C or C++.
• Experience with RTL synthesis, writing timing, area, and other relevant constraints.
• Experience with digital simulators and self-checking test benches.
• Experience supporting post-silicon bring-up and debugging a plus.
• Ability to work closely with software developers to rapidly deliver integrated systems.

Who we are:

At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency, and stabilising the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritise safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.

Our differences are our edge. 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.

Ready to kickstart your career in one of the world's leading tech-driven trading firms?

Join FutureFocus, our immersive five-day program designed to ignite your potential as a future trader at Optiver.

Dive into the fundamentals of trading, gain unique insights into Optiver’s cutting-edge trading systems and build the key skills that our traders and researchers use every day.

Plus, if you've excelled in the program, you could receive a direct offer for our 2027 Summer Internship Program.

• Eligible for pre-penultimate university students (graduating in 2028), who are studying a bachelor's or master's degree

• Program dates:

Option 1: June 29, 2026 to July 3, 2026

Option 2: September 7, 2026 to September 11, 2026

• Where: Shanghai, details will be announced

*Note: If you reside outside of Shanghai, Optiver will cover your travel and accommodation costs.

What you'll do

Led by ex-traders and ex-engineers, our renowned in-house education team will guide you through the intricacies of market making. You will be immersed in a mix of hands-on and classroom learning, empowering you to thrive in the world of trading and technology.

As part of the FutureFocus program, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Kickstart your journey in trading or research, as you learn the fundamentals of trading theory. You’ll also learn how to build trading strategies and deploy them in a virtual market.

• Immerse in our dynamic trading floor and see our cutting-edge systems in action. You'll discover unique insights into our in-house trading systems and understand how we remain at the forefront of the global financial markets.

• Connect with recent graduates and hear their personal experiences.

• Receive mentorship and support from our in-house trainers and senior traders, who are committed to ensuring you have the guidance and support needed to succeed.

• Experience Optiver's culture and enjoy our incredible perks, including daily breakfast, lunch and coffee, weekly massages and more.

Who you are

• A pre-penultimate university student, graduating in 2028 who are studying a bachelor's or master's degree

• An inquisitive thinker, with a passion for quantitative problems and working in collaborative, dynamic environments.

• Holds superior quantitative and logical reasoning skills, and enjoys working on an array of problems, with a strong focus on results.

• Excited to test yourself in one of the most dynamic areas of the financial market.

Applying for the program

Our Traders make trading decisions based on market conditions and other factors. They’re driven and have a flair for analytical problem solving. Check out Will’s ‘Day in the life’ story to learn more.

Ready to kickstart your career with Optiver? Apply for FutureFocus to ignite your potential today.

Diversity statement 

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion, and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

Questions? Get in touch with our team at  Chinacareers@optiver.com.au

Privacy disclaimer

Optiver 重视个人信息的保护。请您在提供个人信息给我们之前，认真阅读Optiver China Privacy Notice, 了解我们如何收集及处理您的个人信息。

Personal information protection is of utmost importance to Optiver. Before you provide any personal information to us, we strongly urge you to read our Privacy Policy to acknowledge how we collect and process your personal information.

At Optiver we pride ourselves on being real engineers, not just coders. Our engineers work closely with traders to identify the business problems we face and determine how they should be solved. We apply a disciplined and scientific approach. We engineer simple, well-architected solutions that meet the dynamic needs of our traders. Our passion is to solve problems which really matter to the business, and we take pride in the quality of our solutions.

Hardware Engineers at Optiver build hardware-based trading systems ranging from low latency algorithms to high bandwidth computation. They are responsible for owning all aspects of the development process from ideation to implementation creating bespoke solutions to our complex trading problems. Their systems have little room for failure which add to the stability of the market, not detract from it. Working in close collaboration with software engineers and traders, hardware engineers deeply understand our trading problems and create dynamic, well-architected systems that make an impact in a matter of days and weeks rather than months and years.

What you’ll do: 

• Accelerate network infrastructure and trading system components with high-speed hardware designs.
• Research new low-latency techniques and platforms and identify opportunities for integration with our trading system.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team of traders, software developers, and infrastructure engineers.
• Leverage the best hardware available or build in-house versions to ensure our FPGAs can interface with cutting edge server hardware.
• Manage relationships with 3rd party vendors.

What you’ll get:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
• A highly competitive compensation package
• Global profit-sharing pool and 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

Who you are:

• A Bachelor’s degree in CE, EE, CS, or related technical field.
• Experience designing, coding, testing, and verifying FPGAs and/or ASICs.
• Experience coding in VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog as well as C or C++.
• Experience with RTL synthesis, writing timing, area, and other relevant constraints.
• Experience with digital simulators and self-checking test benches.
• Experience supporting post-silicon bring-up and debugging a plus.
• Ability to work closely with software developers to rapidly deliver integrated systems.

Who we are:

At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency, and stabilising the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritise safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.

Optiver Chicago’s culture parallels the energetic city we’re immersed in. Home to the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago has established itself as the trading capital of the US. Active on leading US exchanges, Optiver’s Chicago office trades a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign exchange

Our differences are our edge. 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.

When you start your career at Optiver, you’ll own the entire development pipeline, from idea generation to development, testing and monitoring. As we iterate and release new versions of our platform multiple times a week, you’ll never have to wait to see the impact of your work.

Optiver’s FPGA team build hardware-based trading systems ranging from low latency algorithms to high bandwidth computation. Our engineers leverage the latest technologies, techniques, and hardware to ensure the fastest and most reliable trading systems that are crucial to Optiver’s success.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

As a Graduate FPGA Engineer, you’ll work in a team of FPGA Hardware and Software Engineers to design and maintain our proprietary trading systems. Your goal is to find the simplest solutions to the most complex problems.

From day one, you’ll have a direct impact on the success of our trading strategies by producing highly-reliable FPGA designs that secure the lowest latency possible. You’ll be part of a collaborative, fast-paced and respectful engineering environment that focuses on continuous improvement.

During your first months at Optiver, you’ll learn the ins-and-outs of our trading systems and the engineering principles that make them successful. No prior financial experience is required, as we’ll also offer you our “Trading for Non-Traders” program, to get you fully up to speed on this fascinating industry. 

WHO YOU ARE:

• You have a university degree in Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering or similar graduating in or before 2026.

• You have digital academic design experience with FPGAs or ASICs

• You have Academic Experience in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog

• Have an open, collaborative, self-critical attitude and willingness to learn from your mistakes

• The desire to understand how the systems you build fit into our trading activities

WHO WE ARE:

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. We tackle the toughest problems, challenge the status quo, and always aim for excellence. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool.

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.

• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.

• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.

• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.

• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.

• Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply directly via the form below. For answers to some of our most frequently asked questions, refer to our Campus FAQs. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

For applicants based in India, our entry route is via the placement office internship hiring season (July/August).

*We accept one application per role per year. If you have previously applied to this position during this season and have been unsuccessful, you can reapply once the next recruitment season begins in 2026.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.