Trading Production Engineer

Optiver; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Trading Production Engineer to join their dynamic team in London. This role involves maintaining and optimizing low-latency trading systems while collaborating with traders and development teams. You will be responsible for deploying applications, troubleshooting issues, and driving improvements in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Linux and networking, along with scripting skills in Python. This is an exciting opportunity to kick-start your career in a high-energy trading environment, where your contributions will directly impact operational efficiency and profitability.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex distributed systems in Linux environments.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tooling and scripting in Python or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to high-frequency trading floors.
• Deploy and monitor proprietary trading applications for stability.

Skills

Linux

Networking Fundamentals

CI/CD Tooling

Python Scripting

Troubleshooting Skills

Tools

PostgreSQL

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The Trading Operations Production Support Engineering team is responsible for maintaining and scaling Optiver’s low-latency trading systems. The team ensures a safe, stable, and efficient production environment while supporting profitability and sustainable growth across various regions. Collaborating closely with traders, development, and operational teams, the engineer will deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize our trading infrastructure to enhance reliability, performance, and automation.

What You’ll Do

• Provide technical expertise and support to high-frequency trading floors, troubleshooting complex issues and resolving incidents in a fast-paced, dynamic setting.
• Deploy, maintain, and monitor proprietary trading applications, ensuring stability and performance in the trading environment.
• Review and analyze incidents to identify recurring themes, driving improvements to enhance automation and operational efficiency.
• Coordinate deployments of new trading products, systems, and exchanges, ensuring readiness for events such as corporate actions or special announcements.
• Architect and maintain services to maximize reliability, ensuring the trading systems operate within performance thresholds.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish best practices and ensure the long-term stability of production systems, even under extreme conditions.
• Set standards for system configuration and deployment to minimize risks and support smooth scaling.
• Manage the colocation to ensure the right level of redundancy and capacity for growth is available.
• Automate system management processes, while maintaining control over critical operations.
  
  
  

Who You Are

Technical Skills:

• Prior experience managing complex distributed systems in Linux environments, with a strong understanding of networking fundamentals, build, deployment, and version control systems.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tooling and scripting in Python or similar languages to automate tasks.
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) or other database systems.
• Demonstrated ability to drive system improvements and work across global teams to deliver changes.
  
  
  

Non-Technical Skills:

• A collaborative team player with a positive attitude, capable of coordinating effectively across departments.
• A pragmatic and logical thinker who thrives under pressure in high-intensity environments, with strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to resolve incidents efficiently.
• Effective communicator, able to clearly explain technical concepts and ask insightful questions.
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple responsibilities while keeping stakeholders informed.
• Passionate about technology, curious about the interaction between hardware and software, and driven to learn and grow by embracing frequent change.
• Prior experience in high-frequency trading environments is a plus, but not required.
  
  
  

No prior trading or financial experience is needed – our onboarding program will kick-start your career at Optiver and support you in gaining all the relevant knowledge about our business.

Who We Are

At Optiver, our mission is to continuously improve the market. By providing liquidity and accurate pricing in various financial instruments, to multiple exchanges across the world, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets.

How To Apply

Are you interested in furthering your career on one of the most dynamic and exciting trading floors in Europe?

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via [e-mail].

Please note:

• We cannot accept applications via email for data protection reasons.
• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role
  
  
  

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

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