Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2025 - Austin)

Posted 17 Days Ago
Austin, TX
1 Years Experience
Fintech
The Role
As a Software Engineer Intern at Optiver, you will collaborate with mentors and teammates to work on real-world applications, optimize systems, and contribute to code production. You will dive into trading fundamentals, develop tools, and tackle complex problems. The internship offers a competitive compensation package, mentorship, and office perks.
Summary Generated by Built In

As a Software Engineer Intern, you will work side-by-side with your mentor and teammates to build real-world applications. You will work on projects that further develop and optimize our systems and see contributions in real-time – testing and shipping your code to production. In our business, where the markets are always evolving, each day brings fresh challenges to solve.

Mentored by Optiver engineers, you will play a key role in advancing our world-class trading systems, working on projects that push the boundaries of performance and efficiency. You will:

  • Deep dive into trading fundamentals, from theoretical concepts to financial markets, strategies and cutting-edge technology.
  • Work closely with senior Engineers and Traders to develop, test, and ship your code to production.
  • Tackle complex, real-world problems to enhance your critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Examples of potential projects:

  • Profiling and optimizing our software and systems
  • Developing real use-case applications
  • Building tools using vast data sets

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

  • A highly-competitive internship compensation package
  • Optiver-covered flights, living accommodations and commuting stipends (where applicable)
  • Office perks, including daily breakfast and lunch, social events and clubs

  • A student working toward a degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
  • Passionate for clean code, simple, well-architected systems and continuous improvement
  • A proficiency in coding languages such as C++, Python, or Java
  • Strong engineering ability and a solid understanding of computer science fundamentals
  • Have an entrepreneurial attitude and an interest in the financial industry
  • An analytical mindset and strong problem-solving skills
  • Able to work closely with developers, traders and business operations

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

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Top Skills

C++
Java
Python
The Company
Austin, TX
1,600 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1986

What We Do

Optiver’s story began over 30 years ago, when we started business as a single trader on the floor of Amsterdam’s options exchange. Today, we are at the forefront of trading and technology as a leading global electronic market maker, focused on pricing, execution and risk management.

Why Work With Us

People at Optiver love challenges, welcome collaboration, and strive to be better tomorrow than they are today. Improving the market is an extraordinary challenge that requires a carefully crafted approach. Optiver provides a collaborative working environment to tackle these challenges. In fact, it is this way of working that sets us apart.

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