Optiver Graduate Programs & Internships

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https://optiver.com/working-at-optiver/graduate-and-student/

Global Academy Training Program

At Optiver, we invest in your future from day one.

Optiver's global training program, the Optiver Academy, is designed to equip all new trading-related graduates with the knowledge needed to make an impact in their role.

This means that all new traders, researchers and market risk analysts, will kickstart the first four weeks of their training program in our head office in Amsterdam, alongside global peers. Discover more

Application Process

We aim to keep the process as smooth and simple as possible to help you be at your best during the process. Here are the steps you can expect as part of your application and interview process:

Submit application
Complete online assessments (Optiver Assessment and HackerRank)
Behavioural Zoom interview
Technical and behavioural interviews
Congrats, you’ll receive an offer!

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Application Process

We aim to keep the process as smooth and simple as possible to help you be at your best during the process. Here are the steps you can expect as part of your application and interview process:

Submit application
Complete online assessments (Optiver Assessment and HackerRank)
Behavioural Zoom interview
Technical and behavioural interviews
Congrats, you’ll receive an offer!

Internship Program

Optiver is where the world’s best and brightest come to work on real-time problems, and see the impact of their ideas – instantly and globally. Our programs will support you to make an impact and develop life skills that will help you to excel in your future.

Internship program

It’s not just a summer gig. It’s a 10-12 week renowned program, that's designed to unlock the rest of your career. By the end of summer, our goal is to have identified future Optiverians to rejoin our world-class teams in the Graduate program.
Open to penultimate and pre-penultimate students.

Life & Culture

“At Optiver, no two days are the same – and that’s what makes it exciting. It’s a place where everyone feels empowered to develop their own expertise, while working together to achieve a common goal.” - Felicity

Values

We take ownership

Owners, entrepreneurs and initiative takers make the difference

We aim for excellence

Our belief in continuous improvement pushes us to be our best

We do our best work together

Collaboration drives our success

We are committed to doing the right thing

We improve the market

We challenge the status quo

We embrace critical thought, diverse thinking, self- reflection and open feedback

Graduate Program

Your career will begin with comprehensive training on the fundamentals of trading: theory, markets, strategies and cutting-edge technology. Then, you’ll put your knowledge into practice and work on real-time projects that deliver tangible impact right from the start.

Open for students who have graduated recently, or are graduating in 2022.

As an intentionally flat organisation, we believe that great ideas and impact can come from everyone. We hire candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds, academic studies and experience levels. Whether your background is in Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Software Development, Actuarial Studies, Finance or even Philosophy, your degree could lead you to Optiver.

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Robert Newey

Performance Researcher at Optiver

What attracted you to apply to Optiver?

In high-frequency trading, the competitive market means the problems you solve can’t stay the same – they keep getting harder, and you have to keep challenging yourself. I find this incredibly motivating, and the team at Optiver is so open and collaborative – it’s the best environment to solve hard problems in!

What team do you work in and what are they responsible for?

I’m in the Performance Research team, which focus on execution, speed and success. Identifying profitable trades…

Lena Nesterenko

Platform Engineer at Optiver

What first attracted you to Optiver?

Optiver has a great reputation within the CSE community at my university and has a big campus presence as well. So when I found out they were hiring graduates for an operations role, I applied straight away!

What does your role entail?

My team is responsible for building the tooling and systems that enable our trading environment to run smoothly. This involves handling scheduling & orchestration, service discovery, configuration management, CI/CD, and the developer experience. We also take some time each week to do an…

Perks & Benefits

	Daily breakfast, lunch and snacks		Gym membership
	Weekly massages and mindfulness sessions		Sponsored local sporting events
	Chill out on Level 7		Annual company trip
	Inter-office transfer opportunities		Volunteer leave
	Employee assistance program		And more!

Giving back to the community

We believe in giving back to the communities we come from and operate within. This drive for 'better every day takes a lot of different shapes, to give our people opportunities to support their preferred causes. Here are some examples:

	We have volunteer days for all staff, allowing our people to dedicate their time to the things they care for.		We support Indigenous artists through the Artbank program.
	Each day, leftover food is donated to OzHarvest, ensuring it goes to those in need.		We hold a Charity Vote every year, giving $20K donations to three charities voted for by our staff.
	We support the Movember campaign, which means a lot of furry lips (and fitness folks) during November.		We promote blood donation drives, and fitness and wellness events.
	We have regular in-house trading sessions to raise money for nominated charities and causes.		We donate books, toys and gifts to the Smith Family Christmas Appeal, and allow staff to give their Christmas gift to a charity of their choice.
	We're continuously adopting new initiatives to improve our impact on the planet, including sustainable coffee cups, selecting vendors with impeccable environmental credentials, and reducing our single-use plastics.		We encourage staff to cycle to work, providing bike storage and free bike servicing services to reduce environmental impact and traffic on the roads.
	Our offices are in a 6-star green-rated building, and we work with Ecosave to monitor and optimise our environmental impact.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Optiver, we want to create a truly inclusive and respectful workplace, where brilliant people are supported to do their best work.

We believe that great ideas and impact can come from everyone. We’re focused on creating a supportive environment where everyone, no matter who they are, is empowered to build, innovate and thrive.

Gender Equality

As an intentionally flat organisation, we’re passionate about empowering individuals and creating diverse teams that thrive. But culture aside, we also believe in giving back to the communities we come from and operate within.

Below are some examples of local and global initiatives that we've implemented (to date) to support gender equality.

Local initiatives

A national partnership with Girls in Tech Australia

We're a national partner of Girls in Tech (GIT) Australia, a global not-for-profit that’s focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of girls and women who are passionate about technology.
We're working closely with the team to empower, support, inspire and connect with the female community in STEM through events such as Girl Boss Night and Hack for Humanity

Sponsorship of Maths Olympiad programs

We’re focused on growing the representation of women in STEM talent pools, by supporting Math Olympiad programs (in Amsterdam and Australia) to encourage young diverse talent to pursue their interests in STEM subjects (such as Maths and Science) at an early age (i.e., secondary and tertiary education).

Global initiatives – The Optiver Foundation

Incorporated in March 2021, as an independent entity from Optiver, the Optiver Foundation was founded with the aim to drive a positive, long-term impact on some of the world’s most important causes. Diversity is one of its key focus areas and below are some of its initiatives to date.

Stemming the Gap: The Free STEM fund’ with Women Win

The Optiver Foundation has partnered with Women Win to develop a fund that enhances equal access to STEM for underprivileged girls and women.
The fund envisions providing grants to youth-led, women-led and community-based organisations, social enterprises and educational institutions in the global south, including Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

Scholarship programme with Oxford University

The Optiver Foundation has partnered with Oxford University to launch an international scholarship programme, that’s focussed on supporting women, from low and middle-income countries, to access STEM education at a postgraduate level.
The program will provide support for 30 master’s students over a period of five years.
Scholars will receive full financial support for their course fees, as well as a stipend to cover living costs. The programme will also enable scholars to access tailored induction activities, mentoring and on-course support.