Feb 9, 2023
Alongside this you will get great secondary benefits such as 25 paid vacation days, fully paid first-class commuting expenses, training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, breakfast and lunch facilities, sports and leisure activities, Friday afternoon drinks and even weekly in-house chair massages. Being highly international, we are accustomed to guiding expats through their relocation, offering competitive relocation packages and providing visa sponsorship where necessary.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Data Scientists at Optiver apply their statistics and analytics skills to develop and improve our trading strategies. It’s a fascinating role that requires strong a coding background and problem-solving skills.
Your typical day could involve any number of challenging assignments. Perhaps you’ll work on predictive analytics using historical data. Maybe you’ll statistically evaluate our trading strategies and systems together with developers and traders. You may also find yourself unlocking a new trading business alongside traders and engineers. You could of course be writing robust and scalable code to prototype sophisticated pricing and hedging logics. You can expect to:
Create and streamline data pipelines to extract, transform and load data streams from various sources into our SQL data warehouse
Build Python-based data analysis and visualization tools that monitor and optimise our trading strategies
Work closely with our trading team to improve our trading results using data-driven insights
Develop and test your market hypotheses
WHO YOU ARE:
The feedback loop for this team is immediate, therefore we look for dynamic and highly ambitious people who seek to constantly innovate, challenge the status quo and want to work alongside some of the most talented and intelligent people in the business.
In terms of skills and qualifications, we're looking for:
Excellent data analysis, scientific and critical thinking skills, as well as an eye for detail
A decent level of Python development ability, experience with scientific Python stack (e.g. Pandas, Numpy and SciPy) is highly desirable
Outstanding communication skills to collaborate with multiple stakeholder groups, challenge thinking and obtain buy-in
The ability to present complex ideas with data to expedite decision making
A focus on pragmatic outcomes, and the ability to prioritise effectively
A strong interest in the world of trading, however no experience in the financial industry required
WHAT YOU'LL GET:
The chance to start your career working alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.
Our performance-based bonus structure is unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment to work in.