Senior Digital Assets Engineer - Build Crypto Trading Systems

Optiver Holding BV

Greater London

On-site

GBP 110,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus
27 days vacation
Private medical insurance
Pension scheme
ClassPass fitness membership
Training and conferences
International transfer opportunities

Job summary

Optiver is seeking a Senior Digital Assets Software Engineer in London to design and implement trading systems for cryptocurrency markets. You will work closely with traders and researchers to translate market insights into robust production solutions.

Join a fast-moving environment where you’ll build out the digital assets platform, integrate with major exchanges, and improve system reliability through automation and monitoring.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in trading/real-time systems.
  • Strong C++ development skills with production-system experience.
  • Hands-on experience integrating with centralised cryptocurrency exchanges (e.g., Binance, Deribit, OKX).

Responsibilities

  • Design and build trading systems for digital asset markets
  • Develop and manage connectivity to centralised exchanges
  • Work directly with traders and researchers to prototype and iterate on trading strategies
  • Improve system reliability through automation, monitoring, and robust recovery mechanisms
  • Troubleshoot issues across trading systems and exchange integrations
  • Contribute to architecture and help shape the digital assets platform
  • Take ownership of production systems and drive continuous improvements

Skills

Years of experience
C++ development
Exchange integrations
Cloud technologies

Job description

Optiver is seeking a Senior Digital Assets Software Engineer in London to design and implement trading systems for cryptocurrency markets. You will work closely with traders and researchers to translate market insights into robust production solutions.

Join a fast-moving environment where you’ll build out the digital assets platform, integrate with major exchanges, and improve system reliability through automation and monitoring.

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