Would you like to do your internship at a company that is at the cutting edge of technology, running a global network with thousands of high-performance low-latency applications, generating petabytes of data every day? Are you studying in the Netherlands and interested in boosting your future career options by working with highly-skilled, passionate and driven engineers who enjoy a high degree of freedom, responsibility and reward? Then apply for an Internship at Optiver!

What you’ll do

Depending on your assignment there are several areas to potentially focus on: the performance of our systems – profiling and optimizing our software and hardware; our pricing – delving into option pricing theory and improving our mathematical models and algorithms; our data analysis – turning huge amounts of data into useful information; something else… or a combination of all of the above. Let’s discuss it. Our engineers will be there to support you in your thesis assignment.

What you’ll need

• To be a student in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Information Systems at a Dutch University / Hogeschool;
• Proficiency in C++, C# or Python;
• Desire to be part of a fast-paced, competitive environment;
• Innate eagerness to constantly improve;
• Availability of at least 2 months;
• Fluency in English.

What you’ll get

Optiver is above all a state of mind. We are looking for you when you believe in daily improvement, when you like to be seriously rewarded for your performance and when you easily adapt to change and enjoy some humor and fun.
To be concrete:

• Mentoring and feedback from senior engineers on how to write clean, lean and pragmatic code, and solve complex problems with simple solutions;
• Free breakfast and lunch provided in Optiver kitchen, bi-weekly massage;
• Possibility to receive a full-time offer of employment upon completion of the internship.

Who are we?

We are 400 highly educated professionals from over 40 different countries that work at Optiver in Amsterdam. We aim to be unrivalled in our industry, by being talented, creative and result driven. And it doesn’t matter how we dress or what we believe in, as long as we exceed our and each other’s expectations.

Interested?

Apply directly below by submitting your CV and letter of motivation in English. Applications without a letter of motivation will not be reviewed. The first step after applying for this job is an online (HackerRank) test assessing your problem solving and programming skills. No prior trading knowledge is needed. If you have any questions feel free to contact Jinre van der Veen on +31 (0) 20 708 7499 or at jinrevanderveen@optiver.com.