Graduate Quantitative Researcher, PhD (2027 Start)

What You’ll Do

• Participate in onboarding activities
• Contribute to developing predictive models and machine learning systems to better understand market behavior and identify trading opportunities
• Analyze large-scale market and order-flow data to uncover signals, evaluate hypotheses, and improve trading performance
• Build and test statistical and stochastic models for pricing, forecasting, and risk management
• Apply modern research techniques, including deep learning and AI-enabled workflows, to accelerate discovery and improve research efficiency

What You’ll Get

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
• A highly competitive compensation package
• A global profit-sharing pool and performance-based bonus structure
• A 401(k) match up to 50%
• Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
• 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch, snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues, and more

Who You Are

• PhD in Statistics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, or a related STEM field, with outstanding academic achievements
• Expected to graduate by mid-2027 and available to start full-time employment upon graduation
• Solid foundation in mathematics, probability, and statistics
• Excellent research, analytical, and modeling skills
• Experience applying machine learning methods to real-world research problems, such as time-series analysis, prediction, forecasting, pattern recognition, optimization, or decision-making
• Proficiency in any programming language
• Strong interest in working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Fully fluent in English with strong written and verbal communication skills

Who We Are

Optiver is a leading technology- and research-driven trading firm. Our teams of scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and traders work side by side to develop, test, and scale ideas that shape how we understand and trade global markets. Powered by a global platform built for rapid experimentation and iteration, we combine the scientific rigor of a research institution with the pace of a technology company.

We are supportive of US immigration sponsorship for this role.