2026 Shanghai Machine Learning Modelling Engineer Internship, PhD

As a Machine Learning Modelling Engineer, you’ll harness your understanding of AI and deep learning to generate impactful insights and drive innovative new strategies that have the potential to transform global financial markets.

Your intellectual creativity won’t just be theoretical; you’ll get to turn your cutting-edge ideas into real-world solutions that contribute towards our trading success.

You’ll join a team of experienced engineers, who will provide you with guidance and support throughout the program, enabling you to make an impact from the early stages of your Optiver career.

By the end of the internship, you'll have deepened your understanding of the quantitative trading industry. Plus, if you've excelled over the summer, you'll receive an offer to return as Graduate Machine Learning Modelling Engineer.

 

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

During the internship, you will have the opportunity to:

• Leverage AI and deep learning technologies to thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

• Collaborate closely with researchers and traders on new experiments, capabilities and data sources.

• Design and implement improvements to optimise researcher productivity and quality.

• Blend your own development expertise with the best open-source frameworks and tools.

• Utilise computing infrastructure to solve substantial challenges in computational and data scale.

• Drive experimental rigour through repeatable processes on assured data.

 

WHAT YOU'LL GET: 

You’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.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A highly competitive remuneration package.

• Optiver-covered flights and accommodation for the duration of the internship.

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals.

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