Trading Automation Intern: Build AI-Driven Market Tools

Optiver; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flights covered by Optiver

Living accommodations

Commuting stipends

Office perks and events

Job summary

Optiver is seeking a Trading Automation and Operations Intern to work on our trading floor, enhancing fully systematic trading strategies and solving operational challenges that support our core market-making business. Over ten weeks you'll build automation, investigate real production issues, and improve our trading strategies, systems, and workflows.

You'll own a project from problem definition through implementation with mentor support, collaborate with traders, researchers, and engineers,

Qualifications

• Pursuing STEM degree (bachelor's, master's or PhD) with graduation Winter 2027 or Spring 2028.
• Proficiency in Python or another programming language.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Understand financial markets, market making, and the systems that support our trading business.
• Build tools, automated workflows, and data pipelines used by traders daily.
• Improve systems by simplifying manual processes and reducing operational friction.
• Use AI-native workflows to investigate problems, analyze information, and develop solutions.
• Collaborate with traders, researchers, and engineers to deliver practical solutions.
• Own a project from problem definition through implementation with mentor guidance.

Skills

Python

Analytical thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

STEM degree in progress

Job description

Optiver is seeking a Trading Automation and Operations Intern to work on our trading floor, enhancing fully systematic trading strategies and solving operational challenges that support our core market-making business. Over ten weeks you'll build automation, investigate real production issues, and improve our trading strategies, systems, and workflows.

You'll own a project from problem definition through implementation with mentor support, collaborate with traders, researchers, and engineers,