Software Engineer - Build Global Reference Data for Trading

Optiverus; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus structure

27 paid vacation days

Private medical insurance, pension and

ClassPass fitness membership

Training and learning opportunities

International transfer opportunities

Job summary

Optiver is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Global Data Engineering team to expand coverage and robustness of reference data products used by trading strategies across the firm.

You will establish technical direction, improve data quality, and design critical data infrastructure used daily by traders and researchers. Collaboration across traders, engineers, and researchers is central to delivering top-tier datasets.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering instincts and a deep understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• Experience writing software in C++, C, C# and/or Python.
• Innovative, big-picture thinking grounded in real-world pragmatism.
• Desire to continuously improve in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Readiness to set technical direction, promote engineering principles, and do the right things.

Responsibilities

• Establish vision and technical direction for major initiatives across our reference data platform.
• Expand and harden existing reference data products — improving coverage across asset classes and datasets, raising data quality, and increasing operational robustness.
• Design, develop, support, and maintain critical components of our data infrastructure that traders and researchers rely on every day.
• Ensure new and existing programs adhere to our coding, architectural, and operational standards.
• Develop a deep understanding of trading, exchanges, and the diverse data domains that underpin them.
• Collaborate deeply with traders, engineers, and researchers to identify gaps, prioritise improvements, and deliver datasets that meet the bar of a top-tier trading firm.

Skills

C++

C

C#

Python

CS fundamentals

Problem solving

Job description

Optiver is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Global Data Engineering team to expand coverage and robustness of reference data products used by trading strategies across the firm.

You will establish technical direction, improve data quality, and design critical data infrastructure used daily by traders and researchers. Collaboration across traders, engineers, and researchers is central to delivering top-tier datasets.