Software Engineer Intern, Austin)

About the Role

As a Software Engineer Intern, you’ll work side-by-side with your mentor and teammates to build real-world applications that power a global trading firm. Projects will be scoped based on your team’s real needs, and your mentor will be invested in helping you build high-quality software. You’ll contribute to meaningful projects solving trading problems and improving the performance, reliability, and scalability of our systems, seeing your code hit production in real time. Optiver builds with cutting-edge AI technology in financial markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Deep dive into trading fundamentals, from theoretical concepts to financial markets, strategies, AI-enabled tools, and cutting-edge technology.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, traders, and business teams to develop, test, and ship code to production.
• Tackle complex, real-world problems to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Accelerate growth in a high-performing environment.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proficient in coding languages such as C++, Python, or Java.

Qualifications

• A student pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• On track to graduate between December 2027 to June 2028, with junior standing or higher.
• Passionate for writing clean code, well-architected systems, and continuous improvement.
• Strong engineering instincts and a solid understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• Driven by an entrepreneurial mindset and curious about how tech powers the financial industry.
• A natural problem-solver with a sharp, analytical approach to tackling challenges.
• A collaborative teammate comfortable working with developers, traders, and business teams.