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  • Life at Optiver, Meet the team

    Day in the life: Quant trader intern

    Meet Jashun When I was deciding where to spend my summer, Optiver stood out as the best place to explore quant trading and develop my skills. I was drawn to the firm’s strong culture of internal support and how they focus on long-term development. I also can’t complain about the amazing location and food in […]

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    Americas
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    Meet the team

    Coding the Path to Trading: Brent’s internship journey

    Brent joined Optiver as a Quantitative Trading Intern in the summer of 2023 and has since continued his career with the global trading firm as a full-time trader. In this interview, he reflects on his internship program experience and shares insights into how the team has supported him to build his trading career at Optiver.

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    Singapore
  • Portrait of a hardware engineer at Optiver
    Experienced, Technology

    FPGA Hardware at Optiver: Making impact at speed and scale

    At Optiver, hardware engineering isn’t an isolated function—it’s embedded in strategy, driven by collaboration, and built for speed. In this post, one of our hardware engineers shares how we design custom FPGA systems that process massive volumes of market data in real time, adapt to evolving trading demands, and go from idea to impact faster than you might expect.

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    Global
  • Meet the team

    FutureFocus to intern: Steph’s tech journey into the trading industry

    We recently sat down with Steph to delve into her experience in the FutureFocus program – from what she enjoyed most, to her biggest learnings and takeaways. The program transformed her perception of the trading industry, revealing the exciting problems she’ll get to engineer and work on every day. Even now, two years down the track, Steph has continued her career journey with Optiver, having interned in 2023 and soon returning as a Software Developer Graduate.

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    Australia, New Zealand
  • Recruitment at Optiver

    Optiver interview tips for Software Engineers

    Most interviews test what you know. At Optiver, we’re interested in how you think. As a technology-driven trading firm, we take a distinctive approach to our technical interviews. The Optiver interview process is designed to reflect the kind of work you’ll do as part of our team: collaborative, creative and rooted in solving real-world challenges.  […]

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    Global
  • Experienced, Life at Optiver, Technology

    Finding your career path: Insights from a Trading Production Engineer

    Optiver’s global trading network is a marvel of engineering, ensuring rapid and reliable data transmission essential for electronic trading. Network Engineer Ryan Bennett reveals how dedicated fibre optic cables and meticulous route planning maintain Optiver’s competitive edge. Despite challenges like geographical hurdles and fibre cuts, the network’s resilience and continuous improvement keep Optiver at the forefront of trading innovation.

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    Europe, Global