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.
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will partner with traders and researchers to develop research-driven, machine-learning-based trading strategies. You will build trading infrastructure from data ingestion and simulation through production execution, solve low-latency performance challenges, develop research infrastructure, deploy code, and help shape technical direction.
Requirements
- Computer science fundamentals
- C++ experience, preferably in performance-critical systems
- Experience solving performance challenges through software optimization, systems design, or hardware and software integration
- Ability to take ownership, influence technical direction, and uphold engineering standards
Responsibilities
- Partner with traders and researchers to develop and improve trading strategies
- Build and optimize trading infrastructure from data ingestion through production execution
- Solve performance problems involving low-latency C++, software architecture, and FPGA-based systems
- Design and develop scalable research infrastructure for experimentation, backtesting, and deployment
- Deploy frequent code changes to production
- Contribute to the technical direction of trading systems
- Develop an understanding of market microstructure, trading, and exchange behavior
Benefits
- Global profit-sharing pool
- Performance-based bonus structure
- 401(k) match up to 50%
- Health, mental health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage
- 25 paid vacation days and market holidays
- Breakfast, lunch, and snacks
- Regular social events, clubs, and sporting leagues