Graduate Software Developer - 2025 or 2026
Graduate Software Developer - 2025 or 2026
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Job Description
As a Graduate Software Developer at Optiver youll work at the forefront of innovation developing innovative solutions that enable us to respond to the financial markets at lightningfast speeds. Youll take ownership of critical projects constantly innovating and optimising code to keep our firm competitive in the everevolving capital markets.
If you own superior problemsolving and enjoy exploring complex technical ideas you are the ideal candidate for this role. Join us and be a part of a dynamic team where you can make a meaningful impact.
What youll do
Your onboarding and training
Kickstart your training in theOptiver Tech Academy our global training program in Amsterdam. As part of the comprehensive training program youll master the principles systems and technologies used to build Optivers industryleading trading systems as well as discover how we work as a collective to build our worldclass solutions. This opportunity will not only broaden your global network and equip you with cross regional knowledge it will also empower you with the skills needed to excel in your career at Optiver.
Your responsibilities
From your first day on the team youll have the autonomy and responsibility to make decisions that create an immediate impact. Whether its developing ultralow latency exchange protocol encoders and decoders or finetuning our automated trading strategies and pricing models youll work closely with traders and other engineers to buildsimple wellarchitected solutions that meet the needs of our business.
Youll experience the excitement of a fastpaced development cycle owning a tight feedback loop testing and shipping your code to production. You could be working on a change to a trading system in the morning and see it run live by the afternoon. No two days are the same and its up to you and your team to drive our success in the everevolving capital markets.
Find your niche in technology
We offer a range of opportunities in our technology teams. Discover the exciting projects that you could work on during your graduate program.
- Read Nicoles storyon working in ourStatistical and Index Arbitrage team to develop positiontaking strategies that predict price moves.
- Read Brendas storyon delivering lowlatency highthroughput systems that improve our connectivity to the financial market.
- Read Richards storyon navigating the world of automated trading systems that make trading decisions.
- Read Marcus storyon working in the risk and treasury team where he monitors systems that manage and mitigate risk (e.g. trading risk).
- Read Lenas storyon production engineering where they build tools and systems that enable us to trade smoothly.
What youll get
Youll join a culture of collaboration and excellence where youll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement youll thrive in a supportive highperforming environment alongside talented colleagues working collectively to tackle the most complex problems in the financial markets.
In addition youll receive:
- A highly competitive remuneration package.
- The opportunity to work alongside bestinclass professionals.
- Training mentorship and personal development opportunities.
- Gym membership plus weekly inhouse chair massages.
- Daily breakfast lunch and an inhouse barista.
- Regular social events including an annual company trip.
Who you are
- Final year university student or recent graduate.
- An Australian or New Zealand Citizen Australian Permanent Resident or able to provide evidence of full working rights.
- Studying a Computer Science Software/Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering or similarly technical degree.
- Problem solver who will enjoy building highperforming low latency designs that critically impact trading success.
- Curious to learn and comfortable exploring complex technical ideas.
- Have a range of outofclassroom projects or extracurricular activities that demonstrates your passion in technology particularly software development.
- Excited to work alongside the best developers and traders in the industry with the humility to continually upskill and improve yourself.
- Knowledgeable about objectorientated design and development concepts (experience with C Java or Python is required for our technical assessment).
Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.
QuestionsCheck out ourOptiver Sydney Campus recruiting FAQsor get in touch with the team at.
We accept one application per role per year. If you have previously applied to this position during this season and have been unsuccessful you can reapply when the next recruitment season begins in 2026.
Employment Type
Student
