Software Engineer - Automated Trading Systems

Optiver; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus structure

25 paid vacation days

Fully paid commuting expenses

Training opportunities

Office perks including meals and massages

Job summary

Optiver, located in Amsterdam, is seeking a Software Engineer to develop the robust software backbone essential for trading. You will work closely with technology and trading teams to create reliable, high-performance systems, contributing to the innovation in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience in software development, especially in C++, and a strong foundation in computer science. The role offers unmatched bonuses, extensive office perks, and the opportunity for relocation and visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software development.
• Strong knowledge of computer science principles and patterns.
• Willingness to learn new languages and paradigms on the job.

Responsibilities

• Provide reliable software solutions for daily business operations.
• Develop technical frameworks for trading-focused teams.

Skills

Clean coding skills

C++ programming

Algorithms

Memory management

Concurrency models

Tools

Linux

Python

C#

Job description

Optiver leverages technology to solve a variety of complex problems: optimising for scarce bandwidth, responding to market events with nanosecond speed, automatically pricing complex sets of financial instruments with extremely low error tolerance, and analysing huge volumes of data.

Our systems are built to add to the stability of the market, not detract from it; therefore they must operate at peak efficiency in the most extreme market conditions.

To achieve this, our user interfaces must present coherent, responsive, real-time visualisations of market activity and system performance while providing intuitive control of a highly complex system.

What You’ll Do

Our systems play an essential role in everything we do in the trading domain. That is why our Technology and Trading Teams collaborate closely to jointly explore ideas and establish new directions. Together, they build and maintain an outstanding suite of reliable, high performing systems and applications.

Responsibilities

• You will provide the rock solid software backbone on which the business relies every single day, and will define the technical arena in which the trading-focused development teams continue to innovate.
• You will be challenged on your technical knowledge and skills, and must produce simple and elegant solutions in a fast paced and ever changing business environment.

What You’ll Get

We’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers.

• A performance based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry.
• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.
• 25 paid vacation days and fully paid first class commuting expenses.
• Training opportunities and discounts on health insurance.
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast and lunch, world class barista coffee, sports and leisure activities, Friday afternoon drinks, and weekly in house chair massages.
• Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.

Who You Are

• A Software Engineer with a genuine and deep desire to write clean and correct code, combined with a strong interest in delivering architectural and strategic solutions, topped off with a considerable dose of realistic and sustainable pragmatism allowing you to simply get things done.
• 4+ Years of experience (doesn't require experience in Finance).
• A solid grasp of computer science, knowing your algorithms, memory and concurrency models, CPU architecture, operating systems and relational databases, etc.
• Experience in C++ on Linux, or a willingness to learn on the job. You are expected to be willing and able to learn new languages quickly, as we also use Python, C#, and other languages.
• We are looking for both senior and junior brilliant minds. If you feel comfortable with the outlined characteristics, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.