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Quantitative Researcher Intern (Summer 2024 - Chicago)
Company: Optiver
Location: Chicago, IL
Posted Aug 01, 2023
Optiver, a leading global trading firm, is offering a summer internship for a Quantitative Researcher. The intern will gain insight into core derivatives pricing and trading strategies, work on real projects in financial modeling, data science, and statistics, and potentially receive a full-time offer upon completion. The internship is an expedited training program with immediate impact opportunities. Optiver Chicago's culture is dynamic, mirroring the city's trading capital status. The firm is looking for a PhD candidate in mathematics, computer science, statistics, physics, or a related field with experience in analytical tools and data analysis.
Senior Software Engineer
Company: Optiver
Location: Austin, TX
Posted Jul 29, 2023
Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. They focus on being real engineers, not just coders, and work closely with traders to solve business problems. They have a strong focus on quantitative research, software, and hardware engineering initiatives. The company offers a performance-based bonus structure, ownership over initiatives, and great benefits.
Graduate Quantitative Researcher (2024 Start - Chicago)
Company: Optiver
Location: Chicago, IL
Posted Aug 01, 2023
Optiver is seeking a Quantitative Researcher to improve core derivatives pricing and trading strategies. The role involves working closely with traders and software engineers to create and improve pricing models, volatility surfaces, yield curves, and other quantitative elements of automated trading systems. The position offers comprehensive training, mentorship, and a performance-based bonus structure.
Trading Operations Analyst - Chicago
Company: Optiver
Location: Chicago, IL
Posted Jul 31, 2023
Optiver is seeking a skilled Trading Operations Analyst to join their Chicago team. The role involves driving the operation and optimization of semi-automated and fully automated market making activities and trading systems. The ideal candidate should have a sharp eye for detail, operational excellence, and thrive in a dynamic environment. The position offers a performance-based bonus structure, ownership over initiatives, and great benefits.
Trading Operations Engineer (Night-Trading)
Company: Optiver
Location: Chicago, IL
Posted Aug 04, 2023
Alongside this, you will get great other benefits such as 25 paid vacation days and market holidays, fully paid health insurance, daily breakfast and lunch, training opportunities, 401(k) match up to 50% and charitable match opportunities, regular social events and clubs, and many more. Home to the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago has established itself as the trading capital of the US. Active on leading US exchanges, Optiver’s Chicago office trades a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign exchange.What you’ll do:In this position, you will be covering our Night Trading shift of 4pm-1am and have the following responsibilities:Deploy, monitor, and configure a suite of proprietary trading applicationsProvide technical expertise and support to a high frequency trading floor in a competitive market-making environmentDevelop fluency with existing systems, infrastructure, and procedures and proactively improve themIntelligently automate while maintaining firm human controlScript against configuration files, databases, and logsAct as a single point of contact for general IT questions or assistanceSolve IT issues for trading and enterprise applicationsWork with development to ensure the health and stability of the production trading environmentContinually drive production systems toward cleanliness, simplicity, and reliabilityTrack and solve issues as part of a fast-paced results driven set of IT teamsWho You Are:Bachelor’s degree in CS or related technical fieldPassion for problem solving in a start-up environmentStrong desire to work with a wide scope of technologiesExperience with Python, Ruby, or PerlExperience with SQL and data administrationExperience with operating systems and understanding network architecturesKnowledge of trading exchanges and financial instruments is not requiredAttention to detail and cleanlinessWhat you’ll get:Work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.Performance based bonus structure that is unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment to work in.Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates.Optiver Chicago’s culture parallels the energetic city we’re immersed in. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe. We work with traders, development teams and operations teams to coordinate and influence improvements to our systems. Who we are:Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. The Trading Operations Engineering team is the steward of our trading systems, balancing a safe, orderly production environment with profitability and sustainable growth.Our responsibility is to stay ahead of the inherent complexity in scaling a distributed system that handles over half a million correlated financial instruments across multiple data centers and thousands of servers - all the while striving for simplicity, dependability, and operational excellence. We understand the full breadth of all production systems, including how they interconnect and interact and use this knowledge to deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and scale up our trading infrastructure.
Application Engineer (Night-Trading)
Company: Optiver
Location: Chicago, IL
Posted Aug 04, 2023
Alongside this, you will get great other benefits such as 25 paid vacation days and market holidays, fully paid health insurance, daily breakfast and lunch, training opportunities, 401(k) match up to 50% and charitable match opportunities, regular social events and clubs, and many more. Home to the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago has established itself as the trading capital of the US. Active on leading US exchanges, Optiver’s Chicago office trades a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign exchange.What you’ll do:In this position, you will be covering our Night Trading shift of 4pm-1am and have the following responsibilities:Deploy, monitor, and configure a suite of proprietary trading applicationsProvide technical expertise and support to a high frequency trading floor in a competitive market-making environmentDevelop fluency with existing systems, infrastructure, and procedures and proactively improve themIntelligently automate while maintaining firm human controlScript against configuration files, databases, and logsAct as a single point of contact for general IT questions or assistanceSolve IT issues for trading and enterprise applicationsWork with development to ensure the health and stability of the production trading environmentContinually drive production systems toward cleanliness, simplicity, and reliabilityTrack and solve issues as part of a fast-paced results driven set of IT teamsWho You Are:Bachelor’s degree in CS or related technical fieldPassion for problem solving in a start-up environmentStrong desire to work with a wide scope of technologiesExperience with Python, Ruby, or PerlExperience with SQL and data administrationExperience with operating systems and understanding network architecturesKnowledge of trading exchanges and financial instruments is not requiredAttention to detail and cleanlinessWhat you’ll get:Work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.Performance based bonus structure that is unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment to work in.Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates.Optiver Chicago’s culture parallels the energetic city we’re immersed in. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe. We work with traders, development teams and operations teams to coordinate and influence improvements to our systems. Who we are:Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. The Application Engineering team is the steward of our trading systems, balancing a safe, orderly production environment with profitability and sustainable growth.Our responsibility is to stay ahead of the inherent complexity in scaling a distributed system that handles over half a million correlated financial instruments across multiple data centers and thousands of servers - all the while striving for simplicity, dependability, and operational excellence. We understand the full breadth of all production systems, including how they interconnect and interact and use this knowledge to deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and scale up our trading infrastructure.
Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2024 - Austin)
Company: Optiver
Location: Austin, TX
Posted Aug 05, 2023
You’ll take part in a training program where, through a combination of theoretical knowledge and hands-on practical experience, you’ll learn everything you need to know.Examples of potential projects that you could be working on:The performance of our systems – profiling and optimizing our software and hardwareDeveloping applications in close collaboration with our traders to improve our trading strategiesBuilding tools to find errors in our systems by turning huge amounts of data into useful informationWho you are:Student working toward a degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering and graduating between December 2024 and June 2025Someone with strong engineering instincts and a deep understanding of computer science fundamentalsExperienced in writing software in C++, C, C, and/or JavaPassionate for clean code, simple well-architected systems, and continuous improvementAble to collaborate with developers, traders, and business operationsWhat you’ll get:Highly-competitive internship compensation packageOptiver-covered flights, living accommodations, and commuting stipends (where applicable)Various office perks, including breakfast, lunch, and snacks Social events, clubs and much more! You’ll work side-by-side with an assigned mentor to build latency-critical applications, distributed systems, and trading tools. If you have previously applied to this position this season and have been unsuccessful, you can reapply once the next recruitment season begins in 2024. What’s more, with world-class music, food, and art scenes, as well as countless scenic outdoor activities, Austin provides an excellent quality of life.What you’ll do:Get ready for ten weeks of immersion in the fast-paced, dynamic world of market making.As a Software Engineer Intern, you'll own projects that directly impact Optiver's world-class trading systems. Don't worry, you won't be expected to have previous knowledge of the financial industry! As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.Based in ‘The Domain’ neighborhood, Optiver’s Austin office serves as the firm’s innovation nucleus, with a strong focus on quantitative research, software, and hardware engineering initiatives. *We accept one application per role per year. From day one you’ll tackle real issues that will test your critical thinking and problem solving acumen. With tech innovation serving as an integral part of our core business, the booming city proved an ideal backdrop for our heavy investment into machine learning, research infrastructure, and big data computing. You’ll get tight feedback loops and ship your code to production within weeks alongside our senior Engineers and Traders.
Fiber Optic Technician
Company: Optiver
Location: Austin, TX
Posted Aug 04, 2023
We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment to work in.Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems. Alongside this you will get great other benefits such as 25 paid vacation days and market holidays, fully paid health insurance, daily breakfast and lunch, training opportunities, 401(k) match up to 50% and charitable match opportunities, regular social events and clubs, and many more. ManufacturingOnce designed you’ll source the required components, build (self and outsourced) the parts and then test fiber optic assemblies to ensure they work as intended. What’s more, with world-class music, food and art scenes, as well as countless scenic outdoor activities, the quality of life for Austin Optiverians is second to none.What you’ll doAs a fiber optic (mechanical) engineer, you are the key to our fiber optic component design and manufacturing efforts. For large batches you’ll coordinate with external parties to have components made and then validate the delivered products.DeploymentOnce built and tested, the systems we make go into production globally. Most problems we design for are not just build to spec, but require a creative approach and interaction with our other engineering disciplines.Who you areJunior mechanical engineer (or similar training)Solid mechanical engineering skillsDeep understanding of optical communicationsAbility to deliver productsPrior experience in fiber optic communications and computer networking skills are preferredWhat you’ll getWork alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.Performance based bonus structure that is unmatched anywhere in the industry. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates.Based in ‘The Domain’ neighborhood, Optiver’s Austin office serves as the firm’s innovation nucleus, with a strong focus on quantitative research, software, and hardware engineering initiatives. With tech innovation an integral part of our core business, the booming city proved an ideal backdrop for our heavy investment into systems, infrastructure, machine learning, big data and computing R&D efforts. This is mostly done by local data center engineers, who will look at you for specifications and guidance on how to deploy and validate. This can be as simple as splicing on a connector to an existing cable, all the way to fully custom designed parts. You’ll fly out once in a while to help with deploying, measuring or investigate the environment if we cannot resolve the problem remotely.Validation and characterizationAs the in-house optical expert we will look at you not only for design but also for measurement and characterization of links and components we use to trade on.The role is primarily on-site at our Domain office with a focus on design and manufacturing.
Linux Systems Engineer
Company: Optiver
Location: Chicago, IL
Posted Aug 05, 2023
We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment to work in.Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems. Alongside this, you will get great other benefits, such as 25 paid vacation days and market holidays, fully-paid commuting expenses and health insurance, daily breakfast and lunch, training opportunities, 401(k) match up to 50% and charitable match opportunities, regular social events and clubs, and many more. Active on leading US exchanges, Optiver’s Chicago office trades a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign exchange. What you’ll do:As an Engineer in our Linux Systems Engineering Team, you will be ensuring that our production environment works optimally by deploying, maintaining, monitoring and operating a large fleet of predominantly bare-metal UNIX servers. Home to the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago has established itself as the trading capital of the US. At Optiver, reliability means prevention and swift resolution of incidents across our technology stack, to guarantee optimum functioning even in the most extreme market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. Optiver Chicago’s culture parallels the energetic city we’re immersed in. Having a decisive nature, engineering mindset and preference for simple solutions are essential to keeping our systems reliable.Tackle the life cycle of a server and build and deploy new solutionsPerformance monitoring and managing the system capacityFix and analyze technical incidents, solve technical ad hoc problemsLead our charge to intelligent automationBe the connection between hardware and softwareResearch new technologies and solutions, implement them or build better Who you are:A Systems Engineer with a minimum of 6 years experience designing, deploying and supporting large scale Linux/Unix server environmentsGood knowledge of Linux Kernel internalsHave a developer mindset to help build the right tools for our continual improvementSolid coding skills in Python and a strong desire to automateExperience within a high-performance computer environment where the result mattersInfrastructure-as-Code with an Ansible flavorYou are naturally curious about hardware and software, and how these interactKnowledge of virtualization and networkingA proactive approach to problem solvingYou are able to clearly explain your thoughts through written and verbal communication, ask the right questions, and are not afraid to challenge or defend a strategyYou seek out opportunities to leave your comfort zone and enjoy frequent change No prior trading or financial experience is needed – our onboarding program will kick-start your career at Optiver and support you in gaining all the relevant knowledge about our business. What you’ll get:Work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.Performance based bonus structure that is unmatched anywhere in the industry. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe. You will be expected to help build the pioneering tools to keep our systems best-in-class while enabling our technology evolution in a controlled way. Who we are:Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. The Optiver Systems Engineering Team ensures our trading servers work so we can trade.
Security Engineer
Company: Optiver
Location: Chicago, IL
Posted Aug 02, 2023
Optiver, a global market maker and tech-driven trading firm, is seeking a Security Engineer to join their team. The role involves taking ownership of cybersecurity controls, protecting data and infrastructure, and collaborating on security operations and engineering. The ideal candidate should have experience in Security Engineering or Incident Response, strong engineering instincts, and knowledge of Linux, Windows, and cloud solutions. The position offers opportunities for professional growth, a performance-based bonus structure, and comprehensive benefits.
Systems Support Engineer
Company: Optiver
Location: Chicago, IL
Posted Jul 31, 2023
Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm seeking a Systems Support Engineer to provide exceptional user support and manage IT systems. The role involves troubleshooting IT issues, analyzing and recommending solutions, and coordinating with other teams. The company offers a collaborative environment, performance-based bonus structure, and great benefits.
Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2024 - Chicago)
Company: Optiver
Location: Chicago, IL
Posted Aug 05, 2023
You’ll take part in a training program where, through a combination of theoretical knowledge and hands-on practical experience, you’ll learn everything you need to know.Examples of potential projects that you could be working on:The performance of our systems – profiling and optimizing our software and hardwareDeveloping applications in close collaboration with our traders to improve our trading strategiesBuilding tools to find errors in our systems by turning huge amounts of data into useful informationWho you are:Student working toward a degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering and graduating between December 2024 and June 2025Someone with strong engineering instincts and a deep understanding of computer science fundamentalsExperienced in writing software in C++, C, C, and/or Javapassionate for clean code, simple well-architected systems, and continuous improvementAble to collaborate with developers, traders, and business operationsWhat you’ll get:Highly-competitive internship compensation packageOptiver-covered flights, living accommodations, and commuting stipends (where applicable)Various office perks, including breakfast, lunch, and snacks Social events, clubs and much more! You’ll work side-by-side with an assigned mentor to build latency-critical applications, distributed systems, and trading tools. If you have previously applied to this position this season and have been unsuccessful, you can reapply once the next recruitment season begins in 2024. Active on leading US exchanges, Optiver’s Chicago office trades a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds, and foreign exchange.What you’ll do:Get ready for ten weeks of immersion in the fast-paced, dynamic world of market making.As a Software Engineer Intern, you'll own projects that directly impact Optiver's world-class trading systems. Don't worry, you won't be expected to have previous knowledge of the financial industry! Home to the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago has established itself as the trading capital of the US. *We accept one application per role per year. From day one you’ll tackle real issues that will test your critical thinking and problem solving acumen. You’ll get tight feedback loops and ship your code to production within weeks alongside our senior Engineers and Traders. It's an unrivalled opportunity to accelerate your knowledge and make your mark on Optiver's business. You will also have the chance to join industry lectures to learn about trading and our other departments to gain a complete understanding of Optiver and our business.