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Programme
Graduate
Location
Sydney
About the role
Optiver’s Sydney graduate software developers build and optimise low-latency technology supporting automated trading and financial-market activity. Graduates own critical projects, work closely with traders and engineers, and ship tested code rapidly. The program offers global technology training in Amsterdam, mentorship, and opportunities across trading systems, connectivity, risk, treasury, and production engineering.
Responsibilities
- Develop ultra-low-latency exchange protocol encoders and decoders, automated trading strategies, pricing models, and trading-system improvements.
- Collaborate with traders and engineers to build simple, well-architected solutions aligned with business needs.
- Own critical projects, test code, and ship production changes through a fast-paced development cycle.
Training
- Complete comprehensive training at Optiver Tech Academy in Amsterdam, covering trading-system principles, technologies, and collaborative working practices.
- Build global networks and cross-regional knowledge while developing skills for a career at Optiver.
Technology Opportunities
- Statistical and index arbitrage: develop position-taking strategies that predict price movements.
- Low-latency connectivity: deliver high-throughput systems that improve financial-market connectivity.
- Automated trading: build systems that make trading decisions.
- Risk and treasury: monitor systems managing and mitigating trading risk.
- Production engineering: build tools and systems that enable smooth trading.
Benefits
- Receive a highly competitive remuneration package and work alongside best-in-class professionals.
- Access training, mentorship, and personal development opportunities in a collaborative, high-performing environment.
- Receive gym membership, weekly in-house chair massages, daily meals, and regular social events.