Career Kickstarter: Women in Tech 2027

The role

Aspiring female-identifying engineers participate in a five-day program to gain hands-on experience and technical skills. Participants collaborate with engineers and learn trading concepts to prepare for engineering careers.

What you will do

• Participate in technical skills workshops to enhance coding skills
• Attend women-led panels to gain career insights
• Engage in networking events with peers and professionals
• Attend technical lectures on industry technologies
• Use AI tools, platforms and workflows to navigate real codebases and datasets

Required qualifications

• Female-identifying student
• Current student or graduate (BSc, MSc or PhD) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical field
• Graduation date between April 2025 and February 2028
• Proficient in programming using common coding languages such as C++, Python, or Java
• Studying, or have graduated from, a university in the EU/ EEA, UK or CH
• Demonstrate requisite visa or other travel arrangements or authorizations to attend in person
• Able to start full-time as a Software Engineer directly after the program, or at the latest by February 2028

Nice to have

• Entrepreneurial attitude
• Interest in the financial industry

Benefits

• Daily breakfast, lunch, coffee and more
• Fully covered accommodation
• Fully covered travel expenses

Before you apply

• Online assessment must be completed by 23:59 CET on 17 January
• Application process consists of an online assessment, a behavioral, and a technical interview
• Not eligible to reapply if you have completed an online assessment or interviewed for a technology internship, graduate role or programme at any Optiver location in the past 8 months

About the company

Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker with more than 2,000 employees. They improve financial markets through competitive pricing, execution and thorough risk management.