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Programme
Internship
Location
Shanghai
Duration
8 weeks
About the role
An eight-week Shanghai software development internship at Optiver, where interns build production applications, solve trading and technology problems, and support machine learning workloads. The program includes advanced engineering training, mentorship, real project ownership, and potential progression to a Graduate Software Developer role.
Responsibilities
- Develop applications and contribute to production systems supporting financial-market trading activities.
- Manage a software project end to end while working with a complex codebase.
- Solve technical and functional trading and IT problems to improve trading success.
- Build compute platforms and libraries for large-scale machine learning training and simulation workloads.
- Apply modern artificial intelligence technology to quantitative trading problems.
Training and Development
- Complete advanced engineering training led by an in-house team of former traders and engineers.
- Receive guidance and feedback from an experienced mentor throughout the internship.
- Use internal resources to support continuous learning and professional development.
- Successful interns may receive an offer to return as Graduate Software Developers.
Benefits
- Receive a highly competitive remuneration package.
- Optiver covers flights and accommodation for the internship duration.
- Access training, mentorship, personal development opportunities, and diverse colleagues.
- Receive gym membership, weekly chair massages, daily meals, and regular social events.
Application
- Submit a resume in English; a cover letter is optional.
- Apply through the online application form for the Shanghai internship.
- Only one application per role is accepted each year.
- Unsuccessful applicants may reapply when the next recruitment season begins in 2027.
- Questions can be directed to [email protected].