Technical Recruiter
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will manage the end-to-end recruitment process for technology roles, from sourcing and headhunting to interviewing, assessment, offers, and closing. You will build relationships with engineering leaders and hiring managers, engage passive technical talent, use AI tools to improve recruitment workflows, advise stakeholders, and use data to monitor pipelines and guide decisions.
Requirements
- Proven end-to-end recruitment experience with a technology hiring specialism
- Background in a leading technology company or financial services or trading firm
- Ability to assess technical depth from CVs and GitHub profiles
- Ability to conduct non-technology searches
- Hands-on experience with Cursor Claude Code or similar AI tools
- Experience improving recruitment efficiency with AI
- Curiosity and initiative in solving recurring problems
- Consultative and organised approach
- Data literacy
- Familiarity with Greenhouse and LinkedIn Recruiter
- Full Australian working rights
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end recruitment process for technology roles
- Develop sourcing strategies and headhunt niche engineering talent
- Craft selection processes and assess candidates
- Build partnerships with engineering leaders hiring managers and agency partners
- Design methods to identify and engage passive technical talent
- Use AI tools to improve sourcing outreach market mapping and reporting
- Coach and advise stakeholders on hiring processes and best practices
- Use data to provide pipeline insight and guide decisions
- Support non-technology experienced hiring when needed
Benefits
- Daily breakfast and lunch
- In-house barista
- Gym membership
- Weekly chair massages
- Regular social events
- Company trip every two years
