Who We Are
Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986, we are a leading liquidity provider with close to 2,000 employees worldwide, committed to improving markets through competitive pricing, execution and risk management. We provide liquidity on multiple exchanges and across various financial instruments, trading listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies with our own capital at our own risk.
What You'll Do
Optiver seeks experienced C++ engineers to build and operate our worldwide, low‐latency equities market‐making platform. You will collaborate with traders and quant researchers to develop high‐performance trading algorithms, design systems for a globally distributed environment, test and ship code to production, and contribute to a fast‐paced development cycle.
* Work day‐to‐day with traders and quant researchers to understand trading requirements and translate them into software designs and high‐performance trading logic.
* Collaborate with other engineers and contribute to the architecture of our globally distributed equities trading platform with hard real‐time performance constraints.
* Own the feedback loop from testing to shipping code to production, sometimes on the same day.
* Implement performance‐sensitive, low‐latency trading logic and strategies.
Who You Are
* At least 2 years of experience as a software engineer working with distributed systems, low‐latency systems, backend systems or client/server architectures.
* Skilled at object‐oriented programming in C++ or Java/C# with a strong desire to work in C++.
* Excellent understanding of computer‐science fundamentals such as operating systems, data structures and algorithms.
* Familiarity with Python for developing tooling.
* Comfortable using AI tools in part of the role while maintaining code quality and runtime performance.
* Excited by technically challenging problems.
* 5 or more years of experience on distributed or low‐latency systems.
* Highly skilled in C++ development.
* Proficient with database technologies like Postgres for parameterisation, analytics and research workflows.
* Experience in an electronic trading firm, or knowledge of equities trading fundamentals.
* Experience with backtest‐driven software development cycles.
What You'll Get
You will join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of perks, including a performance‐based bonus structure, training, mentorship, daily breakfast and lunch, in‐house barista, gym membership, weekly chair massages, social events and a company trip every two years. Optiver offers guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary.
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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