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WHAT YOU LL DO Optiver leverages technology to solve a variety of complex problems: optimising for scarce bandwidth, responding to market events with nanosecond speed, automatically pricing complex sets of financial instruments with extremely low error tolerance, and analysing huge volumes of data. Our systems are built to add to the stability of the market, not detract from it; therefore, they must operate at peak efficiency in the most extreme market conditions. Our Software Engineers not only lead technical projects, but also help set the direction for our trading infrastructure and serve as role models within the organisation. As one of the first engineers on the ground, you will collaborate with fellow Engineers, Traders, and Researchers to develop a deep understanding of trading, exchanges and what the machine is doing. Your challenge is to further innovate and maintain the foundation underlying our wider infrastructure. Your other responsibilities will depend on what team you go into, but we expect our Engineers to also be involved with: The design, development and deployment of services that comprise our globally distributed trading platform. Delivering large bodies of well-engineered code. Building partnerships across the business to ensure were feeding the best ideas into our solutions. Managing deployments to reduce risk and provide production support where required. Finding the simplest, cleanest solutions and continually optimise them. Building software that balances complex system performance in a reliable trading environment. Mentoring junior engineers. WHO YOU ARE Optiver needs our next Software Engineer to be someone with: A solid grasp of Computer Science fundamentals like operating systems, data structures and algorithms. As our main body of software is written in C++ and runs on Linux, you will either need to have extensive experience in this language and platform or be more than willing to learn on the job. Next to C++, we also extensively use Python, C# and other languages in Optiver, and you are therefore expected to be willing and able to learn new languages quickly. Proven ability to work through the full software development lifecycle, from gathering requirements, to testing and deployment. Experience making architectural recommendations on IT solutions, design & approach. A passion for solving complex problems with well-engineered, fit for purpose, code. WHAT YOULL GET The chance to work alongside diverse, intelligent, and driven peers in a rewarding environment Competitive remuneration, including an attractive bonus structure Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities Competitive benefits
