Senior Software Engineer
Optiver is a global technology- and research-driven proprietary trading firm and market maker providing liquidity across financial markets, including through an active 24/7 Digital Assets desk.
Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026
About Optiver
Founded in Amsterdam in 1986, Optiver uses its own capital, quantitative research and proprietary technology to continuously quote, price and trade financial instruments across global markets. Its activities include listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds, foreign currencies and digital assets; its Digital Assets desk operates crypto options market-making strategies across major venues with follow-the-sun coverage.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will set architectural direction for parts of the system, deliver large bodies of well-engineered code, and own projects affecting trading systems. You will design, develop, and deploy services for a globally distributed trading platform, build automated trading infrastructure, and continuously improve systems and strategies for evolving markets.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of work experience as a Software Engineer
- Experience with large-scale server-side development
- Experience optimizing high-throughput low-latency systems
- Passion for software and personal technical projects
- Complex technical problem-solving skills
- Collaborative teamwork and continuous learning
- Experience making architectural recommendations for IT solutions design and approach
Responsibilities
- Set architectural direction for parts of the system
- Deliver well-engineered code
- Own projects that impact trading systems
- Design develop and deploy services for a globally distributed trading platform
- Build partnerships across the business
- Build an automated trading stack for machine learning models and low-latency trade execution
- Improve trading systems and strategies
