Is Optiver hiring right now?

Yes. 30 Optiver roles are open today: 14 graduate schemes, 13 summer internships, 1 event, 1 spring week and 1 off-cycle internship, in the UK, the US, the Netherlands and Singapore.

When do Optiver applications open?

Graduate schemes opened on 20 Jul 2026 this season. Summer internships opened on 1 Jul 2026 this season, and in the week of 25 Aug 2025 last season. Spring weeks opened on 28 Sep 2026 this season, and in the week of 22 Sep 2025 last season. Off-cycle internships opened on 17 Jul 2026 this season.

Where are Optiver roles based?

Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney, Singapore, London and Austin, plus 1 more cities.

What is the Optiver application process?

Most Optiver roles we track run in this order: Online Assessment, then Video Interview.

Does Optiver sponsor visas in the UK?

Optiver holds a Home Office sponsor licence for the Skilled Worker route. That means it can sponsor, not that every role does. Check the listing itself.

How do I apply to Optiver?

Each role has its own application on Optiver's careers site, and every listing on inroad links straight to it. inroad also shows the people at Optiver you can email before you apply.

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Optiver internships and graduate schemes

30 Optiver roles open now across 5 programmes in 4 countries. The newest opened on 15 Oct 2026.

Open roles

Programmes

Countries

Next deadline

6 Dec

Programmes

Programme	Open	First opened	Opened last season (UK)	Next deadline
Graduate Programme	14	20 Jul 2026	Not tracked	10 Jan
Summer Internship	13	1 Jul 2026	Week of 25 Aug 2025	None listed
Events	1	7 Oct 2026	Not tracked	None listed
Spring Week	1	28 Sep 2026	Week of 22 Sep 2025	6 Dec
Off-Cycle Internship	1	17 Jul 2026	Not tracked	None listed

Last season dates come from our own record of when each UK programme opened.

Open roles

UK12 open

Discover tech-driven tradingUKOpened 7 Oct Career Kickstarter: Women in Tech 2027UKCloses 10 Jan Career Kickstarter - TechUKOpened 6 Oct Career Kickstarter - Trading 2027UKOpened 3 Oct Software Engineer Internship (2027 Start)LondonOpened 2 Oct FutureFocus: Quants 2027UKCloses 6 Dec Quantitative Trading Internship (2027 Start)UKOpened 20 Aug Graduate Quantitative Researcher (2027 Start)LondonOpened 17 Aug Graduate Software EngineerUKOpened 17 Aug Expressions of Interest - Graduate Quantitative Trader 2027SydneyOpened 6 Mar Expressions of Interest - Graduate Quantitative Researcher 2027SydneyOpened 6 Mar Expressions of Interest - Graduate Software Developer 2027SydneyOpened 6 Mar

US8 open

Quantitative Intern (Summer 2027)ChicagoOpened 15 Oct Trading Automation and Operations Intern (Summer 2027)ChicagoOpened 15 Oct FPGA Engineer Intern (Summer 2027 - Austin)AustinOpened 2 Oct FPGA Engineer Intern (Summer 2027 - Chicago)ChicagoOpened 2 Oct Graduate Quantitative Researcher, PhD (2027 Start)New YorkOpened 23 Sep Graduate FPGA Engineer (2027 Start - Chicago)ChicagoOpened 21 Jul Graduate Equity Analyst (2027 Start - Chicago)ChicagoOpened 20 Jul Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)ChicagoOpened 1 Jul

Netherlands8 open

Quantitative Trading Internship (2027 Start)AmsterdamOpened 2 Oct Software Engineer Internship (2027 Start)AmsterdamOpened 2 Oct Quantitative Research Internship (2027 Start)AmsterdamOpened 2 Oct FPGA Internship (2027 Start)AmsterdamOpened 2 Oct Graduate Software EngineerAmsterdamOpened 17 Aug Graduate Equity Analyst (2027 Start)AmsterdamOpened 17 Aug Graduate FPGA Engineer (2027 Start)AmsterdamOpened 17 Aug Recruitment Intern (Working Student)AmsterdamOpened 17 Jul

Singapore2 open

Quantitative Trading Internship (Singapore) - 2027SingaporeOpened 14 Oct Market Risk Internship 2027 - SingaporeSingaporeOpened 2 Oct

People at Optiver you can email

We have found 56 people at Optiver in the UK, including 10 in HR and graduate recruitment and 6 on the teams that are hiring.

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Questions

Is Optiver hiring right now?: Yes. 30 Optiver roles are open today: 14 graduate schemes, 13 summer internships, 1 event, 1 spring week and 1 off-cycle internship, in the UK, the US, the Netherlands and Singapore.
When do Optiver applications open?: Graduate schemes opened on 20 Jul 2026 this season. Summer internships opened on 1 Jul 2026 this season, and in the week of 25 Aug 2025 last season. Spring weeks opened on 28 Sep 2026 this season, and in the week of 22 Sep 2025 last season. Off-cycle internships opened on 17 Jul 2026 this season.
Where are Optiver roles based?: Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney, Singapore, London and Austin, plus 1 more cities.
What is the Optiver application process?: Most Optiver roles we track run in this order: Online Assessment, then Video Interview.
Does Optiver sponsor visas in the UK?: Optiver holds a Home Office sponsor licence for the Skilled Worker route. That means it can sponsor, not that every role does. Check the listing itself.
How do I apply to Optiver?: Each role has its own application on Optiver's careers site, and every listing on inroad links straight to it. inroad also shows the people at Optiver you can email before you apply.

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