What You'll Do
Optiver is looking for experienced C engineers who are interested in working on our industry‑leading globally distributed low‑latency equities market‑making platform. This role is tightly integrated with trading and quant research teams offering new hires a fast path to understanding the business and having an immediate impact. You will be responsible for working with equities traders to understand exactly how we want to trade on equities exchanges, partnering to refine trading algorithms to meet strict software performance demands, and then owning your software through implementation and deployment into worldwide markets. From Sydney you'll work with live trading systems in Asian markets with unique market microstructures, and you'll also contribute to a global equities trading platform expanding in Europe and the USA – without needing to work US/Europe market hours.
Our success trading equities worldwide depends on a scalable, performant and well‑engineered software stack so our engineers are skilled in architecting systems that operate across globally distributed environments while still delivering real‑time performance.
You will:
* Work day‑to‑day with traders and quant researchers to understand how we want to price, quote and execute in equities markets and apply your skills to designing software systems and high‑performance trading logic to bring those ideas to life in live equities markets.
* Collaborate with other software engineers and contribute to the architecture of our globally distributed equities trading platform with hard real‑time performance constraints.
* Experience the excitement of our fast‑paced development cycle, owning a tight feedback loop and shipping your code to production sometimes on the same day.
* Flex your low‑level engineering fundamentals by implementing performance‑sensitive low‑latency trading logic and strategies.
Who You Are
We're looking for multiple engineers across a range of seniority and will tailor scope and ownership accordingly. We're looking for candidates:
* With at least 2 years experience as a software engineer working with distributed systems, low‑latency systems, backend systems or client/server architectures.
* Who are skilled at object‑oriented programming in C or Java/C# with a strong desire to work in C.
* Who have an excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals like operating systems, data structures and algorithms.
* Who are familiar with a language like Python for developing tooling.
* Who embrace AI tools for parts of their role without sacrificing code quality or runtime performance.
* Who are excited by technically challenging problems.
If any of these describe you, you're even more excited to talk to you:
* 5 or more years of experience as a software engineer on distributed or low‑latency systems.
* Highly skilled in C development.
* Proficient with database technologies like Postgres for parameterisation, analytics and research workflows.
* Experience working in an electronic trading firm or knowledge of equities trading fundamentals.
* Experience working in a backtest‑driven software development cycle.
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 some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.
In return for your expertise you will have access to the following Optiver perks:
* A performance‑based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment.
* The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.
* Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.
* Daily breakfast, lunch and an in‑house barista.
* Gym membership plus weekly in‑house chair massages.
* Regular social events including a company trip every two years.
* Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary.
Questions
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Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.
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