Software Engineer

Optiver; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive compensation package

Global profit-sharing pool and performance-based bonus structure

401(k) match up to 50%

Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage

25 paid vacation days

Extensive office perks including meals and social events

Job summary

Optiver in Austin is looking for a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain trading systems. You'll collaborate with traders and analysts while contributing to technology-driven solutions that impact financial markets.

Working in a culture that promotes continuous improvement, you’ll be challenged to innovate alongside a diverse team of exceptional professionals.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering instincts and deep understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• Experience writing software in C++, C#, C, and/or Python.
• A passion for clean code and simple well-architected systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, support, and maintain trading systems, tools, and infrastructure.
• Collaborate deeply with traders, risk analysts, researchers, and other engineers.
• Gain and develop an in-depth understanding of trading theory and practice.

Skills

C++

C#

Python

Clean code

Computer science fundamentals

Job description

Our Software Engineers build proprietary trading systems which directly impact the financial markets. Our software engineering teams leverage technology to solve a variety of difficult problems. Our trading strategies must respond to market events in microseconds or less, and we automatically price large, diverse sets of financial instruments with extremely low error tolerance. We continually refine, store, and analyze terabytes of data produced by market activity and our trading systems. Our user interfaces must present coherent, responsive real‑time visualizations of market activity and system performance while providing intuitive control of a highly complex system. Our core systems must provide a stable, performant, and trusted foundation on which our systems are built.

Technology at Optiver

At Optiver we pride ourselves on being real engineers, not just coders. Our engineers work closely with traders to identify the business problems we face and determine how they should be solved. We apply a disciplined and scientific approach. We engineer simple, well‑architected solutions that meet the dynamic needs of our traders. Our passion is to solve problems which really matter to the business, and we take pride in the quality of our solutions.

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, support, and maintain trading systems, tools, and infrastructure
• Collaborate deeply with traders, risk analysts, researchers, and other engineers
• Gain and develop an in-depth understanding of trading theory and practice

What you’ll get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem‑solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high‑performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets.

• The opportunity to work alongside best‑in‑class professionals from over 40 different countries
• A highly competitive compensation package
• Global profit‑sharing pool and performance‑based bonus structure
• 401(k) match up to 50%
• Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
• 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
• Experience writing software in C++, C#, C, and/or Python
• A passion for clean code, simple well‑architected systems and continuous improvement
• Ability to collaborate with developers, traders, and business operations

Who we are

Optiver is a tech‑driven trading firm and leading global market maker. As one of the oldest market‑making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates.

Based in ‘The Domain’ neighborhood, Optiver’s Austin office serves as the firm’s innovation nucleus, with a strong focus on quantitative research, software and hardware engineering initiatives. With tech innovation an integral part of our core business, the booming city proved an ideal backdrop for our heavy investment into machine learning, research infrastructure and big data computing. What’s more, with world‑class music, food and art scenes, as well as countless scenic outdoor activities, the quality of life for Austin Optiverians is second to none.

Our differences are our edge. 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.