Technical Recruiter

Optiver Holding BV; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily meals

Gym membership

Chair massages

Learning opportunities

Social events

Company trip every 2 years

Competitive package

Job summary

Optiver is seeking a Technical Recruiter to lead end-to-end technology recruitment, partnering with engineering leaders to hire top talent in a fast-paced environment. You will leverage AI tools and data-driven sourcing to improve efficiency and outcomes.

You will thrive in a hybrid Australian setting, collaborating with cross-functional teams and external agencies to build a high-performing technical workforce.

Qualifications

• Proven end-to-end experienced recruiter with a tech focus.
• Experience at leading tech or financial services/trading firms where tech recruitment was primary.
• Able to read CVs and GitHub profiles to assess technical depth.
• Hybrid-capable: can handle non-tech searches without losing edge.
• Early AI adopter with practical examples to lift efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for technology roles: sourcing, screening, interviewing and closing.
• Flex into non-technology hires when needed.
• Build partnerships with engineering leaders, hiring managers and agencies.
• Design proactive ways to identify and engage passive technical talent.
• Embed AI into recruitment workflow using tools like Cursor and Claude Code.
• Coach and advise stakeholders on hiring processes and best practices.
• Use data to provide insight into pipeline health and inform decisions.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Tech hiring specialization

Engineer credibility

Hybrid-capable

AI in recruitment

Curious and proactive

Consultative, data-literate

Australian working rights

Tools

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

Cursor

Claude Code

Job description

At Optiver, you will find an environment of collaboration and passion for solving challenging problems. As a technology-enabled market maker, we combine diverse skill sets, unique minds and a desire to be better. Our recruitment team must continuously think deeply about how to identify, engage, attract and assess this talent. Experienced talent is one of the foundational pillars to our recruitment strategy. That’s where you come in.

In this role, you will be responsible for advancing Optiver’s end-to-end experienced recruitment strategy to find, attract, and hire experienced technical talent. You will work closely with leaders across the business on what is needed now and into the future. This role will focus on technology recruitment.

What you’ll do

As a Technical Recruiter, you’ll work alongside a passionate team of specialists, focusing on key areas that contribute to the team’s goals. Responsibilities include:

• Own the end-to-end recruitment process for technology roles: developing sourcing strategies, mapping and headhunting niche engineering talent, crafting the selection process, reviewing resumes, interviewing and assessing candidates, offering and closing of candidates.
• Flex into non-technology experienced hiring when the team needs it.
• Build strong partnerships with engineering leaders, hiring managers and external agency partners.
• Design innovative ways to identify and engage passive technical talent (open source, conferences, competitor mapping).
• Embed AI into the recruitment workflow — using tools like Cursor, Claude Code etc. to accelerate sourcing, outreach, market mapping and reporting. Experiment, prototype and share what works.
• Coaching, guiding and advising stakeholders on hiring processes and best practices.
• Use data to provide insight into pipeline health and drive decisions.

Who you are

• Proven end-to-end experienced recruiter with a clear specialism in technology hiring.
• Background from a leading tech company or a financial services / trading firm where tech recruitment was your primary craft.
• Credible with engineers — you can read a CV or GitHub profile and form a real point of view on technical depth.
• Hybrid-capable: comfortable stepping into non-tech searches without losing your specialist edge.
• An early adopter of AI in your day-to-day work. Hands-on experience with Cursor, Claude Code or similar is a significant plus, especially with concrete examples of how you've used them to lift day to day recruitment efficiency.
• Curious and high-agency — the kind of person who’ll spin up a prompt or script to solve a recurring problem rather than do it manually for the tenth time.
• Consultative, organised, data-literate, and comfortable with platforms like Greenhouse and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Proactive mindset, team player and a genuine passion for hiring top talent in a high-performance environment.
• Full Australian working rights essential.

What you’ll get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In return for your expertise, you’ll receive a range of benefits, including:

• A competitive renumeration salary package
• Daily breakfast, lunch, and an in-house barista.
• Gym membership, plus weekly chair massages.
• Continuous learning, development and upskilling opportunities.
• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.
• A fun, fast-paced team that loves what they do.

Diversity statement

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion . We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.