Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027 - Austin)

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. Your projects will be scoped based on your team’s real needs — not hypothetical tasks — and your mentor will be fully invested in helping you build high-quality software that’s designed to last. You’ll contribute to meaningful projects solving trading problems and improving the performance, reliability, and scalability of our systems — and you’ll see your code hit production in real time. Optiver is building with cutting edge AI technology in the most competitive, data rich landscapes in the world: financial markets. That means no two days are the same, and every day brings new, exciting technical challenges to solve. This opportunity is also available in our Chicago office — learn more and apply. What you’ll do: Our internship is designed for fast thinkers with a critical mindset and a drive to solve tough problems. You’ll experience what it’s like to be a full-time engineer at a leading trading firm – working on projects that push the limits of performance, efficiency, and real-world impact. Mentored by Optiver engineers, our program gives you the opportunity to: • Deep dive into trading fundamentals, from theoretical concepts to financial markets, strategies, AI-enabled tools and cutting-edge technology. • Collaborate closely with best-in-class engineers, traders, and business teams to develop, test, and ship your code to production. • Tackle complex, real-world problems to enhance your critical thinking and problem-solving skills. • Push your limits and accelerate your growth in a fascinating and high-performing environment. What you’ll get: You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets. In addition, you’ll receive: • The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries • A highly-competitive internship compensation package • Optiver-covered flights, living accommodations, and commuting stipends • Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more Who you are: • 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 co