Quantitative Engineer - Credit

Optiver; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match up to 50%

Fully paid health insurance

25 paid vacation days

Breakfast, lunch and snacks

Regular social events and clubs

Job summary

Optiver is seeking a Quantitative Engineer in New York to lead the growth of our systematic credit trading business. You will design and maintain credit trading systems, directly collaborating with traders and researchers to solve complex trading problems.

The ideal candidate will possess strong programming skills, especially in C++ or C, and have a solid understanding of the US corporate bond and credit derivatives market. Optiver offers a highly competitive compensation package and extensive office perks such as 401(k) matching and health insurance.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• Experience with FIX protocol for credit markets.
• Readiness to set technical direction and refine systems.

Responsibilities

• Establish technical direction for credit trading initiatives.
• Design and maintain credit trading infrastructure.
• Collaborate with traders and researchers to solve trading problems.

Skills

Strong engineering instincts

C++ or C programming

High-throughput systems optimization

Market microstructure familiarity

Electronic trading connectivity

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Optiver is seeking a Quantitative Engineer specializing in the US corporate bond and credit derivative markets to join the greenfield buildout of our systematic credit trading business. Our Quantitative Engineers lead large technical projects, help set the direction for our trading infrastructure, and leverage technology to enable business success. The credit engineering team works closely with researchers and traders to design a system for trading bonds, fixed income ETFs, and other credit derivative products.

What you’ll do:

• Help establish the vision and technical direction for major credit trading initiatives.
• Design, develop, support, and maintain large portions of our credit trading infrastructure, including request for quote (RFQ) trading platforms, create/redeem platforms, portfolio trading systems, order management systems (OMS), and execution management systems (EMS).
• Contribute to our pricing, research and trading models that power our market‑making and proprietary trading strategies.
• Collaborate deeply with traders and researchers to directly solve the trading problem and build the business.
• Be a part of 0 to 1.

What you’ll get:

• The opportunity to work alongside best‑in‑class professionals from over 40 different countries.
• Highly competitive compensation package.
• Global profit‑sharing pool and performance‑based bonus structure.
• Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems.
• 401(k) match up to 50% and fully paid health insurance.
• 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays.
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more.

Who you are:

• Strong engineering instincts and a deep understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• Programming experience across C++ or C with other object‑oriented languages also considered.
• Experience optimizing high‑throughput systems that must process and react in real‑time to streams of pricing and trade data.
• Familiarity with the market microstructure and trading domain for US corporate credit markets, fixed income ETFs, and/or credit derivatives (CDS, CDX indices).
• Experience with connectivity to electronic trading venues and FIX protocol for credit markets.
• Readiness to set technical direction, promote strong engineering principles and continuously seek ways to refine and optimize systems in a fast‑moving, ever‑evolving environment.
• You can spot opportunities to enhance performance, efficiency, and maintainability.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment with traders, researchers, and other technologists.

Base Salary Range: $200,000—$200,000 USD

Optiver does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.