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.

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.

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.

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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:
As a data scientist in our options market making team, you will play a key role in improving our trading strategies through rigorous data-driven analysis. You’ll take a scientific approach to understanding how our systems perform in live markets—developing hypotheses, building experiments, and using advanced analytics to uncover opportunities for improvement.
You’ll work with large-scale production trading data to identify patterns, test ideas, and evaluate strategic changes. This may include leveraging statistical modeling, machine learning techniques, and other quantitative methods to better understand market dynamics and strategy behavior.
You’ll collaborate closely with traders and engineers, but your work will be rooted in independent thinking, analytical rigor, and a strong focus on real-world impact.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Strong research skills with a scientific mindset and a passion for solving real-world problems with data.
• Proficient in Python for data analysis and prototyping; familiarity with C++ is a plus.
• Experience applying machine learning or statistical modeling techniques to complex systems or noisy data.
• Excellent critical thinking and attention to detail.
• Effective communicator who can challenge ideas constructively, explain reasoning clearly, and collaborate across teams.
• Prior experience in trading or financial markets is a plus, but not required.

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.

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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

We look for a senior quantitative researcher who has expertise in Delta One derivatives quant trading. You will be working on complex, high impact projects that will have immediate feedback. As the key member of Optiver Shanghai’s trading team, you can expect to:

• Take the lead in developing new strategies for and delivering improvements to the trading system, in the pricing, modelling and execution domains, leveraging our mature tech stack
• Collaborate with peers to conduct and review research
• Participate in strategic discussions to set the direction of the business

WHO YOU ARE

Our success has been founded on the collaborative nature of how we operate. We look for people who thrive in team environments, love to be challenged daily and are intuitively strong.

Additionally, as part of our team you’ll need:

• 3+ years experience in quant trading, on a desk that has been at or near the market dominant position
• Hands-on, on top of all the implementation details of current strategies and has the capability to implement the solution end-to-end with some support
• Experience in computationally intensive research
• Quick learner, driven, team player, open minded and eager for success
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills
• Programming experience in Python or C++

WHAT YOU’LL GET

• The chance to work alongside best-in-class professionals
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
• Daily office breakfast, lunch, snacks etc.
• Sponsored 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, 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 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 Optiver China Privacy Notice for acknowledging how we collect and process your personal information.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

We are looking for a Senior Quantitative Researcher with deep expertise in Delta One equities trading to join our Shanghai team. In this role, you will own the full lifecycle of systematic trading strategies and directly impact trading performance in live markets. You can expect to:

• Lead alpha research: define ideas, discover signals, and decide what’s worth pursuing
• Build and validate models: develop predictive models and ensure they are robust through rigorous backtesting
• Construct portfolios: combine signals, manage risk exposures, and optimize for costs and capacity
• Drive production & execution: own the team performance ensure strategies are implemented, tradable, and aligned with real market conditions

WHO YOU ARE

You are a highly driven and collaborative researcher with a strong track record in systematic equity trading and a passion for solving complex problems in fast-moving markets.

Additionally, as part of our team you’ll need:

• 5+ years of experience in quantitative research or trading within equity markets
• A strong research mindset, with hands-on experience applying machine learning / deep learning techniques to financial data
• Proven ability to generate original ideas and take them from concept to production
• Experience working with large-scale datasets and data pipelines

WHAT YOU’LL GET

• The chance to work alongside best-in-class professionals
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
• Daily office breakfast, lunch, snacks etc.
• Sponsored 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, 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 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 Optiver China Privacy Notice for acknowledging how we collect and process your personal information.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Building the compute platform and machine learning libraries for large scale machine learning and simulation workloads
• Focus on compute platform stability and efficiency on both CPU and GPU clusters, making the platform observable and scalable
• Utilize cluster monitoring and profiling tools to identify bottlenecks and optimize both infrastructure and software system

Challenges You Will Tackle: design, build and improve our compute platform for PB scale data model training and simulations with a wide range of machine learning models by leveraging our existing research infrastructure.

Requirements:

• Solid experience in running production machine learning infrastructure at a large scale
• Experience in designing, deploying, profiling and troubleshooting in Linux-based computing environments
• Proficiency in containerization, parallel computing and distributed training algorithms
• Experience with storage solutions for large scale, cluster-based data intensive workloads

Bonus qualification:

• Experience of supporting machine learning researchers or data scientists for production workloads

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.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Senior Portfolio Manager / Quantitative Researcher on our Shanghai team, you'll lead the development of systematic intraday strategies that capture opportunities from minute to hour horizons across a range of asset classes. You'll own the full research-to-production lifecycle and have direct impact on live trading performance. You can expect to:

• Lead alpha research: generate ideas, discover signals, and decide what's worth pursuing at intraday horizons
• Build and validate models: design predictive models tailored to intraday dynamics and ensure robustness through rigorous backtesting
• Construct portfolios: combine signals, manage intraday risk exposures, and optimise for costs, turnover and capacity
• Drive production & execution: own performance end-to-end and ensure strategies are tradable and aligned with real market microstructure

WHO YOU ARE

We expect someone who is a driven, passionate and collaborative researcher with a strong track record in systematic intraday trading. To succeed in this role, you'll need:

• 3+ years of experience in quantitative research or trading, preferably at a proprietary trading firm, with solid production results in live intraday strategies
• A strong research mindset, and a proven ability to generate original ideas and take them from concept to production
• Programming experience in languages such as Python, Java or C++, and experience working with large-scale datasets and data pipelines
• A quick-learning, team-oriented and open-minded attitude, with a continuous improvement mindset and drive to succeed

WHAT YOU'LL GET

• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment
• Competitive remuneration including an attractive bonus structure and additional leave entitlements
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
• Daily office breakfast, lunch, snacks etc.
• Sponsored 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, 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 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 Optiver China Privacy Notice for acknowledging how we collect and process your personal information.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for setting architectural direction for parts of our system, delivering large bodies of well-engineered code and owning projects that directly impact Optiver’s cutting-edge trading systems. You will collaborate with fellow Engineers, Traders and Researchers to develop a deep understanding of trading, exchanges and what the 'machine' is doing. You're not attached to tools and technologies, you focus on solving problems. Your challenge is to further innovate and maintain the foundation underlying our wider infrastructure.

Some of the things you could be involved in are:

• Own the design, development and deployment of services that comprise our globally distributed trading platform
• Build partnerships across the business to ensure we're feeding the best ideas into our solutions
• Build automated trading stack that runs machine learning models over high-performance servers to execute high-quality trades in low-latency
• Continuously improve our trading systems and strategies to optimize for the ever-evolving markets

The difference with technology at Optiver is how fast the pace is, and the direct impact it has on trading. Where traditional software development teams can take months or years to build systems from business requirements, our developers work closely with traders to ensure a short development life cycle and quick feedback on the impact of your work.

WHO YOU ARE

• You have at least 5 years’ work experience as a Software Engineer
• Experience with large scale server side development, and high-throughput, low-latency system optimisations
• Technologists who are passionate about software and not only like to learn about it at work, but also like to get involved in their own projects at home
• 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
• Experience with making architectural recommendations on IT solutions, design & approach

WHAT YOU’LL GET

At Optiver, we have a very flat structure. We work extremely closely with our stakeholders, often working as a single team to solve Optiver’s problems. Individually, you are very highly empowered to deliver significant changes, with the support of your team and your leaders. Above all we value the passion of our technical team and foster a collaborative and innovative working environment which nurtures brilliant minds.

In return for your expertise, you will be offered a competitive salary package as well as access to a plethora of Optiver-perks. 

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

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.

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.

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.  

Privacy disclaimer

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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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Explore, ingest, process and analyze diverse and alternative data sources
• Collaborate directly with traders and analysts on signal ideas, commodity research, and market intuition. Work with traders and analysts to develop, backtest and productionize trading signals
• Build and maintain data pipelines and analytics dashboards for various data sources
• Leverage AI technology, work with developers to improve the team's research pipelines and tools

WHO YOU ARE:

• Degree in a quantitative discipline (Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or Finance)
• Strong team player and communication skills
• 0-3 years of experience in quantitative research, data science, or a related field
• Strong Python proficiency
• Passion in AI and proved track record of leveraging AI to improve work quality
• Demonstrated ability to learn new domains quickly
• Familiar with operating systems

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

• The chance to work alongside best-in-class professionals
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
• Competitive compensation package, office breakfast, lunch, snacks etc.
• Sponsored 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, 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 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 Optiver China Privacy Notice for acknowledging how we collect and process your personal information.

• You will optimise our options trading in onshore commodity markets
• Extensive collaboration with research/quants, developers, corporate strategy, and wider functions to deliver improvement across the trading problems
• Strategically contribute to future direction of the team and challenge the status quo

• Significant experience trading China onshore commodity option markets will be highly preferred, demonstrated understanding of how markets function and the opportunities present
• Track record of strong trading performance
• Strong and responsible risk appetite
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for trading, and a strong desire to continuous improvement
• Familiarity with coding is preferred but not essential

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

• The chance to work alongside best-in-class professionals
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
• Competitive compensation package, office breakfast, lunch, snacks etc.
• Sponsored 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, 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 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 Optiver China Privacy Notice for acknowledging how we collect and process your personal information.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

We look for an experienced quantitative researcher to join our options trading team. Key skillset requirements include:

• Formulate and improve data driven forecasts utilising our vast arrays of inhouse and external data
• Work closely with traders, who’ll directly use your results to inform their trading
• Work on complex mathematical and statistical problems related to volatility forecasts and optimisation
• Collaborate closely with other researchers both locally and regionally

WHO YOU ARE:

• Solid skills in working with big data and pipeline design; Strive to understand the business problem and apply the work to production
• Proficient and passionate about all things mathematics related, and comfortable with coding
• Ability to solve complex problems independently and able to utilise the resources available around
• Collaborate with stakeholders and lead complex discussions
• Communicate effectively and not afraid to challenge the status quo
• Past experience on either options data driven research or systematic trading in delta one space is preferred
• English speaking is a must

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

• The chance to work alongside best-in-class professionals
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
• Competitive compensation package, office breakfast, lunch, snacks etc.
• Sponsored 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, 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 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 Optiver China Privacy Notice for acknowledging how we collect and process your personal information.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

We are now looking for a Software Engineer to join the China Options team. You will be responsible for setting architectural direction for parts of our system, delivering large bodies of well-engineered code and owning projects that directly impact Optiver’s cutting-edge trading systems. You will collaborate with fellow Engineers, Traders and Researchers to develop a deep understanding of trading, exchanges and what the 'machine' is doing. You're not attached to tools and technologies, you focus on solving problems. Your challenge is to further innovate and maintain the foundation underlying our wider infrastructure.Some of the things you could be involved in are:

• Own the design, development and deployment of services that comprise our globally distributed trading platform
• Build partnerships across the business to ensure we're feeding the best ideas into our solutions
• Build automated trading stack that runs machine learning models over high-performance servers to execute high-quality trades in low-latency
• Continuously improve our trading systems and strategies to optimize for the ever-evolving markets

The difference with technology at Optiver is how fast the pace is, and the direct impact it has on trading. Where traditional software development teams can take months or years to build systems from business requirements, our developers work closely with traders to ensure a short development life cycle and quick feedback on the impact of your work.

WHO YOU ARE

• You have at least 3 years’ work experience as a Software Engineer
• Curious about how trading works and motivated to understand the business impact behind the technology you build
• Experience with large scale server side development, and high-throughput, low-latency system optimisations
• Technologists who are passionate about software and not only like to learn about it at work, but also like to get involved in their own projects at home
• 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
• Experience with making architectural recommendations on IT solutions, design & approach

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

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.

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 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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Senior Portfolio Manager or Quantitative Researcher on our Equity MFS (Medium Frequency Statistical arbitrage) team, you’ll jointly lead the effort to build Optiver Shanghai’s proprietary equity MFS strategy. In addition, you’ll:

• Be hands-on, and responsible for the end-to-end implementation of our current strategy, with some support
• Have experience specialising in Equity Statistical Arbitrage strategies that predict horizons from intraday to couple of days
• Have experience in computationally intensive research

WHO YOU ARE

To succeed in this role, you’ll need to have the below skills and experience.

• 3+ years of experience on a successful equities trading team, preferably a proprietary trading firm
• An educational background in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, or similar
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills
• Programming experience in languages such as Python, Java and C++ is a strong plus
• Quick learner, driven, team player, open minded and eager for success
• Collaborative attitude and continuous improvement mindset

WHAT YOU’LL GET

• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment
• Competitive remuneration including an attractive bonus structure and additional leave entitlements
• 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, 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 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 Optiver China Privacy Notice for acknowledging how we collect and process your personal information.

Ready to accelerate your growth in one of the most fascinating and dynamic industries? Our Research Summer Internship program will give you real insights into how data and research is used to improve global financial markets. Expand your knowledge of the financial markets and solve challenging problems that could impact the way we trade. Plus, if you’ve excelled over the summer and shown us your potential, you could receive an offer to join us as a graduate quantitative researcher.

With Optiver’s internship program, your work improving the market starts today.

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. 

What you’ll do:

As a Quantitative Research Intern, you’ll work with our researchers and traders on real-life research projects, that directly impact the way we trade. Our quantitative researchers are responsible for the accuracy of our core pricing models. They work closely with our traders to analyse and improve all facets of our trading strategies.

As part of the internship, you’ll get to:

• Perform extensive analysis in order to implement new algorithms that support and improve our existing models.
• Develop risk management and portfolio optimisation tools to improve our execution algorithm.
• Work with petabytes of low latency, high-frequency market data sets.
• Collaborate with our developers to test and drive changes to our trading system, that will improve our ability to make successful trades.
• Keep up to date on the latest development of new models and technologies
• No previous experience in trading or financial markets? You bring the passion and we'll have the training to support you along the way 

Who you are:

• PhD student, who will graduate during 2028.
• Major in a highly quantitative field.
• Strong knowledge of probability and statistics, experience in machine learning and time-series analysis is a big plus.
• Programming experience in any language (C, C++, Python, JAVA, etc.), ideally with a preference towards Python.
• Ability to carry a project on your own in a structured way within a short timeframe.
• Experience in working with large datasets.
• Both a self-motivated contributor and a team player, with an entrepreneurial attitude and hunger for success.
• Interest in the trading/quantitative finance industry.

What you’ll get:

• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.
• Competitive remuneration, including an attractive bonus structure and additional leave entitlements.
• 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, 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 chinacareers@optiver.com.au.

How to apply:

If you’re interested in taking your career to the next level and work on one of the most exciting trading floors in China mainland, apply now via the form below. 

While we love how bilingual our teams are, be sure to submit the below application materials in English:

• Resume
• Academic transcripts, including Bachelors and Masters and PhD if any

For any other inquiries, please email 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Building the compute platform and machine learning libraries for large scale machine learning and simulation workloads
• Focus on compute platform stability and efficiency on both CPU and GPU clusters, making the platform observable and scalable
• Utilize cluster monitoring and profiling tools to identify bottlenecks and optimize both infrastructure and software system
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to OS, storage, network, and GPUs

Challenges You Will Tackle: design, build and improve our compute platform for PB scale data model training and simulations with a wide range of machine learning models by leveraging our existing research infrastructure.

Requirements:

• Solid experience in running production machine learning infrastructure at a large scale
• Experience in designing, deploying, profiling and troubleshooting in Linux-based computing environments
• Proficiency in containerization, parallel computing and distributed training algorithms
• Experience with storage solutions for large scale, cluster-based data intensive workloads

Bonus qualification:

• Experience of supporting machine learning researchers or data scientists for production workloads

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

In return for you joining our elite team, you will be offered a competitive salary package as well as access to a plethora of Optiver-perks. To hear more about what it is like to work here and our great culture, apply now and take the first step towards the best career move you will ever make!

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

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.

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.

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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for setting architectural direction for parts of our system, delivering large bodies of well-engineered code and owning projects that directly impact Optiver’s cutting-edge trading systems. You will collaborate with fellow Engineers, Traders and Researchers across global offices to develop a deep understanding of trading, exchanges and what the 'machine' is doing. You'll work with cutting-edge AI development tools and have the autonomy to shape how AI agents are integrated into our engineering workflows. Your challenge is to further innovate and maintain the foundation underlying our wider infrastructure.

Some of the things you could be involved in are:

• Own the design, development and deployment of services that comprise our globally distributed trading platform
• Build partnerships across the business to ensure we're feeding the best ideas into our solutions
• Build automated trading stack that runs machine learning models over high-performance servers to execute high-quality trades in low-latency
• Leverage AI agents to automate and accelerate engineering and research workflows, from code generation to  experiment evaluation and continuous integration
• Continuously improve our trading systems and strategies to optimize for the ever-evolving markets

The difference with technology at Optiver is how fast the pace is, and the direct impact it has on trading. Where traditional software development teams can take months or years to build systems from business requirements, our developers work closely with traders to ensure a short development life cycle and quick feedback on the impact of your work.

WHO YOU ARE

• You have at least 3 years’ work experience as a Software Engineer
• Experience with large scale server side development, and high-throughput, low-latency system optimisations
• Technologists passionate about adopting new tools and technologies — you actively explore emerging tech (AI agents, LLMs, novel dev tooling) and are excited to apply them to real-world engineering problems
• Natural problem solvers who thrive on complex technical challenges — whether it's shaving microseconds off latency, debugging a production crash under pressure, or architecting a system that scales globally
• Team players who love working with like-minded peers and are always looking to learn and improve
• Experience with making architectural recommendations on IT solutions, design & approach

 
WHAT YOU’LL GET
At Optiver, we have a very flat structure. We work extremely closely with our stakeholders, often working as a single team to solve Optiver’s problems. Individually, you are very highly empowered to deliver significant changes, with the support of your team and your leaders. Above all we value the passion of our technical team and foster a collaborative and innovative working environment which nurtures brilliant minds.
In return for your expertise, you will be offered a competitive salary package as well as access to a plethora of Optiver-perks.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

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.

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.