Senior Software Engineer
optiverus· Software
About this role
As a Software Engineer within our Options Positional Trading team, you will help shape the architectural direction of critical trading and research systems, deliver large-scale, high-quality software solutions, and lead projects that directly impact Optiver's cutting-edge trading platform.
Working closely with traders, researchers, and fellow engineers, you will develop a deep understanding of quantitative trading and the challenges of operating in fast-moving financial markets. You love technology and focus on solving complex problems with pragmatic, scalable solutions. Your work will help evolve and strengthen the foundations that power our trading infrastructure and research capabilities.
Working closely with traders, researchers, and fellow engineers, you will develop a deep understanding of quantitative trading and the challenges of operating in fast-moving financial markets. You love technology and focus on solving complex problems with pragmatic, scalable solutions. Your work will help evolve and strengthen the foundations that power our trading infrastructure and research capabilities.
What You'll Work On
- Own the design, development, deployment, and ongoing evolution of our trading and research platforms.
- Build and enhance automated trading systems that run machine learning models on high-performance infrastructure to execute high-quality trading strategies.
- Continuously improve trading systems, simulation frameworks, and backtesting pipelines to adapt to evolving market conditions.
- Partner with traders and researchers to enhance the research workflow, including feature engineering, modelling, experimentation, and analysis.
- Design and scale data platforms and pipelines that support data-intensive trading strategies and research workloads.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve production applications to ensure operational excellence and system stability.
Who You Are
- 5+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, with strong proficiency in Python and/or C++.
- Strong experience building large-scale systems and high-performance applications.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling complex technical challenges.
- Collaborative team player who enjoys working closely with engineers, traders, and researchers while continuously learning and improving.
- Experience making architectural decisions and driving technical direction across projects.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion, and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.
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This Senior Software Engineer position at optiverus was posted on Jun 16, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Senior Software Engineer
optiverus
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