Career Kickstarter Shanghai - Technology

<p data-renderer-start-pos="2" data-local-id="b293dee5-8dcf-4d01-a06b-ca442cc8e3a9"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">This program is your exclusive pathway to join Optiver (Shanghai) as a graduate. We won’t open for separate graduate roles in Shanghai this year, so don’t miss your chance to apply!</strong></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="185" data-local-id="695ece8e2aa6">Want to fast-track your career path from student to&nbsp;a&nbsp;full-time engineer? </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="261" data-local-id="9a407e9b6815">Join <strong data-renderer-mark="true">Career Kickstarter: Technology</strong>, our five-day immersive program designed to accelerate your journey from university to a full-time tech career. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="411" data-local-id="586f3fcd1342">Explore how technology drives our success in the global financial markets and gain hands-on experience designing the high-performance systems that keep us at the forefront of trading, where every nanosecond counts. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="628" data-local-id="c4a443f1975b">Through a blend of interactive lectures, practical projects, and mentorship from our world-class education team, you’ll sharpen your problem-solving skills and learn how to think, and build, like an engineer&nbsp;at Optiver. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="850" data-local-id="a83ee4d37ae5"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Plus, if&nbsp;you excel&nbsp;in the program, you could receive <span class="fabric-background-color-mark" data-renderer-mark="true" data-background-custom-color="#f8e6a0">a 2026/2027 Graduate Software Developer offer for&nbsp;Optiver Shanghai</span></strong><span class="fabric-background-color-mark" data-renderer-mark="true" data-background-custom-color="#f8e6a0">.  </span></p> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="72c0d117-0d0a-4ddf-99fc-a1fa056dc628" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="976" data-local-id="be0b1c8626cc"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Eligibility:</strong> <strong data-renderer-mark="true"><span class="fabric-background-color-mark" data-renderer-mark="true" data-background-custom-color="#f8e6a0">university student graduating in 2026/2027 or earlier, with China working rights</span></strong></p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="cc4775d4-c3af-4c32-97e1-a95782a3957a" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1075" data-local-id="9288ab466aa8"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Program dates</strong>: 21 – 25 September 2026</p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="a25354a6-3b9d-4071-ae88-3e3e29eb4826" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1118" data-local-id="5b1399ec0172"><strong data-renderer-mark="true"><span class="fabric-background-color-mark" data-renderer-mark="true" data-background-custom-color="#f8e6a0">Program Location</span></strong><span class="fabric-background-color-mark" data-renderer-mark="true" data-background-custom-color="#f8e6a0">:</span> Singapore </p> </li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1150" data-local-id="8e7c6ee56adb"><em data-renderer-mark="true">*Note: If you reside outside of Singapore, Optiver will cover your travel and accommodation costs.</em>  </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1252" data-local-id="5ac8413dc4b1"> </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1255" data-local-id="2362f989cdcd"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">What&nbsp;you'll&nbsp;do</strong>&nbsp; </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1273" data-local-id="cd9cc397cb10">Led by Optiver’s world-class education team, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the quantitative industry and explore how technology powers our trading success. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1439" data-local-id="114a68898c93">Learning and skill development:  </p> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="ccfa1c5d-dcab-4735-b523-01230302e7b4" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1476" data-local-id="3fc9489400be"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Discover options theory:</strong> Learn the fundamentals that underpin options trading, through engaging, interactive lectures. </p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="01de2982-d84b-45ca-9373-cbb5b289f7ad" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1601" data-local-id="083da1d2a36d"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Enhance your coding capability:</strong> Put advanced software engineering concepts into practise through a series of tech workshops. </p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="93fe4c19-b954-4e98-99d3-8064695e2679" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1732" data-local-id="0805ba2d8b0e"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Learn about low latency: </strong>Gain experience around how low latency designs are critical to trading success at Optiver. </p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="591fc6ef-1d88-4424-82c6-31f8439cf54a" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1854" data-local-id="881bdce9d20f"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Build and test your own trading algorithm:</strong> Gain hands-on experience designing and testing your own trading algorithm. </p> </li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1976" data-local-id="3505a9aac325"> </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1979" data-local-id="716e9cff3114">Networking and culture:  </p> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="899f220f-5b34-4170-a198-3cafced824a3" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2008" data-local-id="70cdc8fd8b40"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Gain expert mentorship:</strong> Learn directly from a dedicated team of educators, consisting of current and former traders and&nbsp;engineers. </p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="85b545f2-6e1d-4800-ad68-c47f2ce31e6e" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2145" data-local-id="a92354894dc0"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Build your network: </strong>Enjoy connecting with traders, quantitative researchers, and engineers&nbsp;through curated events. </p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="0705cdcf-804b-415b-8579-8f3dcfdb4e29" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2266" data-local-id="212c9340b8d9"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Experience Optiver’s&nbsp;culture: </strong>Immerse in our culture and enjoy our incredible benefits, including daily breakfast, lunch, coffee, and more. </p> </li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2410" data-local-id="16733b46112e">  </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2414" data-local-id="749218ca1598"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Who you are</strong>&nbsp; </p> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="2abe1bac-835a-41ba-ae45-ad56d7db5f75" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2431" data-local-id="4311afab7304"><strong data-renderer-mark="true"><span class="fabric-background-color-mark" data-renderer-mark="true" data-background-custom-color="#f8e6a0"><span class="background-color-padding-left background-color-padding-right">A university student graduating in 2026/2027 or earlier.</span></span></strong></p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="f15f803f-ed11-4d07-83cd-f448f9c5202b" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2493" data-local-id="2ed7c3df7614"><strong data-renderer-mark="true"><span class="fabric-background-color-mark" data-renderer-mark="true" data-background-custom-color="#f8e6a0"><span class="background-color-padding-left background-color-padding-right">A Chinese Citizen or Chinese Permanent Resident.&nbsp;HK, TW/ Macau Resident with MTP. </span></span></strong></p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="3801645a-7dac-4296-a551-55b166cf9bef" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2581" data-local-id="1c20798b2c1a">Studying (or studied) a Computer Science, Software&nbsp;/&nbsp;Electrical&nbsp;/&nbsp;Mechatronic Engineering or&nbsp;a&nbsp;similarly technical degree. </p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="943a66b0-89b9-430e-abab-3c06c47461e5" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2710" data-local-id="97fde60aec44">Problem solver who will enjoy building high-performing, low latency designs that critically impact trading success. </p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="a829a50e-b029-48ef-af71-e5bb771e14fd" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2832" data-local-id="3a635da996e3">Curious to learn and comfortable exploring complex technical ideas. </p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="528d72f9-631d-489c-b473-b8269d63e685" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2906" data-local-id="a8c1855cbdf0">Have a range of out-of-classroom projects or extra-curricular activities that demonstrates your passion in technology, particularly software development. </p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="31ac141b-e600-4e5c-b5fa-5c4a3162a75a" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3066" data-local-id="65600c7b1f79">Excited to work alongside the best developers and traders in the industry, with the humility to continually upskill and improve yourself. </p> </li> </ul> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="d2915db9-b94a-40d1-8875-00696a48f62c" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3210" data-local-id="e189b0ecc5cc">Knowledgeable about object-orientated design and development concepts (experience with C++, Java or Python is required for our technical assessment). </p> </li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3364" data-local-id="ae3cfe620366"> </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3367" data-local-id="755a0721f9ee"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Applying for the program</strong>&nbsp; </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3395" data-local-id="4943194c9543">The Career&nbsp;Kickstarter program offers two streams: <strong data-renderer-mark="true">Technology&nbsp;</strong>or<strong data-renderer-mark="true">&nbsp;Trading &amp; Research</strong>. To help you choose the stream that aligns with your interests, please find more information below. <strong data-renderer-mark="true">Please note that you can only apply for one stream.</strong> </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3633" data-local-id="21ae7d8b8d9d"><u data-renderer-mark="true">Technology </u></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3646" data-local-id="bc0a2bdd27b2">Our <strong data-renderer-mark="true">Software Engineers&nbsp;</strong>play a critical role in executing successful trades. Driven by the desire to find the simplest solutions to the most complex problems, they design and build high performance systems that solve real business problems.&nbsp;<a class="_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu1v1w _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _ect4ttxp _syaz13af _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1" href="https://optiver.com/working-at-optiver/career-hub/engineer-sg-bharath/" data-renderer-mark="true" data-is-router-link="false" data-testid="link-with-safety">Check out Bharath’s ‘Day in the life’ story to learn more</a>.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3946" data-local-id="2799f88fc2fc"><u data-renderer-mark="true">Trading &amp; Research</u></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3966" data-local-id="fd4672233f38">Our <strong data-renderer-mark="true">Traders</strong> make trading decisions based on market conditions and other factors. They’re driven and have a flair for analytical problem solving.&nbsp;<a class="_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu1v1w _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _ect4ttxp _syaz13af _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1" href="https://optiver.com/working-at-optiver/career-hub/intern-trading-brent-sg/" data-renderer-mark="true" data-is-router-link="false" data-testid="link-with-safety">Check out Brent’s ‘Day in the life’ story to learn more</a>. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4170" data-local-id="53caf91f96e4">Our <strong data-renderer-mark="true">Researchers</strong> build models leveraging big data and machine learning to identify profitable signals that underpin our algorithmic trading strategies. <a class="_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu1v1w _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _ect4ttxp _syaz13af _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1" href="https://optiver.com/working-at-optiver/career-hub/research-graduate-stories/#noah" data-renderer-mark="true" data-is-router-link="false" data-testid="link-with-safety">Check out Noah’s ‘Day in the life’ story to learn more</a>.  </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4380" data-local-id="a5e10303e659">Interested in the&nbsp;Trading &amp; Research stream? <a href="https://www.optiver.com/join-us/jobs/institutional-sales-and-trading/shanghai/career-kickstarter-shanghai-trading-and-research/"><span class="fabric-background-color-mark" data-renderer-mark="true" data-background-custom-color="#f8e6a0"><span class="background-color-padding-left background-color-padding-right">Apply here</span></span></a>. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4439" data-local-id="908a31629cee"> </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4442" data-local-id="48834a1763df"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Ready to kickstart your career with Optiver? Apply today.</strong> </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4502" data-local-id="55d167942808">&nbsp;</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4505" data-local-id="81e78cf4b100"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Diversity statement </strong> </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4528" data-local-id="b3586bc6e24c">Optiver is committed to <a class="_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu1v1w _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _ect4ttxp _syaz13af _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1" href="https://optiver.com/diversity-statement/" data-renderer-mark="true" data-is-router-link="false" data-testid="link-with-safety">diversity and inclusion</a>. We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4766" data-local-id="a46dfab64585"> </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4769" data-local-id="76fba23d2fd8"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Questions?&nbsp;</strong> Get in touch at <a class="_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu1v1w _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _ect4ttxp _syaz13af _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1" href="mailto:chinacareers@optiver.com.au" data-renderer-mark="true" data-is-router-link="false" data-testid="link-with-safety">chinacareers@optiver.com.au</a>.  </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4833" data-local-id="aff274f526ca"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">We accept one application per role per year. If you have previously applied to this position during this season&nbsp;at Optiver regardless of location&nbsp;and have been unsuccessful, you can re-apply when the next recruitment season begins in 2027.</strong>  </p>