Low-Latency Trading Systems Engineer

Selby Jennings; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Optiver is seeking a Production Operations Engineer in Sydney to support low-latency trading systems. You will work with traders, developers, and ops teams to deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize trading infrastructure for reliability and performance, with weekend rotations to cover peak periods.

The role emphasizes automation, incident analysis, and scalable production practices across a global trading environment backed by cutting-edge technology.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex distributed systems in Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and support to high-frequency trading floors, troubleshooting incidents in a fast-paced setting.
• Deploy, maintain, and monitor proprietary trading applications for stability and performance.
• Review incidents to identify recurring themes and drive automation improvements.
• Coordinate deployments of new trading products and exchanges for readiness around corporate actions.
• Architect and maintain services to maximize reliability within performance thresholds.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish best practices for production stability under extreme loads.
• Set standards for configuration and deployment to minimize risk and enable scaling.
• Manage colocation to ensure redundancy and capacity for growth.
• Automate system management processes while maintaining control over critical operations.

Skills

Distributed systems

Job description

Optiver is seeking a Production Operations Engineer in Sydney to support low-latency trading systems. You will work with traders, developers, and ops teams to deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize trading infrastructure for reliability and performance, with weekend rotations to cover peak periods.

The role emphasizes automation, incident analysis, and scalable production practices across a global trading environment backed by cutting-edge technology.