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Within weeks, you could be building tools or models that run in production and directly support our trading strategies.\nBy the end of the 8-week internship, you’ll have a clear and practical understanding of how technology and ML techniques are used in the quantitative trading industry. Plus, if you’ve excelled over the summer, you’ll receive an offer to return as a Machine Learning Engineer. \nWhat you’ll do:\nLed by our in-house education team that consists of ex-traders and engineers, you’ll delve into advanced engineering concepts and lead innovative projects, during our world-class training program.\nIn just a few weeks, you'll have the opportunity to:\nGain first-hand experience applying the latest ML methodologiesto quantitative trading problems.\n\nHelp build the compute platform and libraries for large scale ML model training and simulation workloads.\n\nManage a project end-to-end, learn how to work with a complex code base and make impactful contributions to production systems.\n\nWork on real trading and IT problems, both technically and functionally, to improve our trading success.\n\nThroughout the program, you'll be paired with an experienced mentor, who will show you the ins-and-outs of our trading systems, and provide you with guidance and feedback.\nAdditionally, internal resources will be available for your continuous learning and development.\nWhat you’ll get:\nYou’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 most complex problems in the financial markets.\nIn addition, you’ll receive:\nA highly competitive remuneration package.\n\nOptiver-covered flights and accommodation for the duration of the internship.\n\nThe opportunity to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.\n\nTraining, mentorship and personal development opportunities.\n\nGym membership, plus weekly in-house chair massages.\n\nDaily breakfast, lunch and in-house barista.\n\nRegular social events.\n\nWho you are:\nStudents graduating in 2028 or later.\n\nFoundations in Machine Learning, including optimisation and deep learning concepts.\n\nHands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or similar.\n\nInterested in building scalable and reproducible machine learning pipelines, including data preprocessing, training, evaluation, and experiment tracking.\n\nNatural problem solvers who love tackling a complex technical challenge.\n\nTeam players who thrive in collaborative environments and are eager to learn, iterate, and improve.\n\nInterested in the trading / quantitative finance industry (prior finance knowledge is not required).\nOptional:\n\nAbility to identify and reason compute and performance bottlenecks, using profiling, benchmarking, and systematic analysis to improve training efficiency.\n\nExperience with distributed training or GPU acceleration is a plus.\n\nFamiliarity with experiment management tools (e.g. MLflow, Weights & Biases) or workflow orchestration is a plus.\n\nHow to apply:\nDon’t miss your chance to accelerate your career and thrive on one of the most dynamic trading floors in mainland China. Apply now via the form below.\nIn your application, please submit the following materials in English:\nResume\n\nCover letter (optional)\n\nQuestions? Please email .\nWe accept one application per role per year. If you have previously applied to this position during this season and have been unsuccessful, you can re-apply when the next recruitment season begins in 2027.\nDiversity statement\nOptiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.\nPrivacy disclaimer\nOptiver 重视个人信息的保护。请您在提供个人信息给我们之前，认真阅读Optiver China Privacy Notice, 了解我们如何收集及处理您的个人信息。\nPersonal information protection is of utmost importance to Optiver. 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