Software engineer - Real-Time Pricing

ppOptiver is looking for a software engineer to join our real-time pricing systems team. Team builds and runs the highly reliable, traceable and scalable pricing platform responsible for automated real-time pricing of millions of derivative contracts listed on 70+ exchanges. We continuously need to react to the new low latency pricing signals and instruct our execution to update our prices in all affected instruments. At the same time we need to continuously produce large volumes of various pricing datasets allowing us to trade, analyze and breakdown our trade quality, visualize and understand our positions, run automation, systematic analysis and trading strategies. All of this while allowing for a rapid development and pricing model research cycle with multiple releases per day. /ph3What you’ll do: /h3ulliWork directly with trading, researchers and other development teams in tightly knit working groups being responsible for overall success of the projects. We are not afraid of crossing team boundaries, learn about each other’s domain and apply this expertise in practice. /liliApply your engineering background to translate business problems into robust, production grade software /liliWork on our pricing platform - already a key competitive advantage - while helping push it even further by: /liullioptimizing our low-latency data processing /lilioptimizing our large scale compute /lilidistribution of large volume datasets across multiple physical locations while ensuring consistency and atomicity /liliincreasing automation to further reduce our time to market /li /ulliHave a direct impact on business with a tight feedback loop /liliJoin a strong and dynamic team /li /ulh3Who you are: /h3ulliA software engineer with an entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to strategically identify the tools which are best placed and where time is best spent, to achieve the results needed for our business to continue performing at the highest possible level. /liliExperience designing and building large-scale, distributed or real-time systems /liliStrong software engineering fundamentals and an interest in writing reliable, maintainable production code /liliAbility to operate autonomously as well as collaborate with Traders, Researchers, other technical teams and business operations counterparts to deliver on complex business initiatives /liliExperience with C++ is a plus /liliInterest in systematic trading, derivatives pricing, or quantitative finance more broadly is a strong plus - but not a hard requirement; we will teach you what you need to know /li /ulh3What you\'ll get /h3pYou’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be 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, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets. /ppIn addition, you’ll receive: /pulliA performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool. /liliThe opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries. /lili25 paid vacation days and fully paid first-class commuting expenses. /liliTraining opportunities and discounts on health insurance. /liliExtensive office perks, including breakfast and lunch, world-class barista coffee, sports and leisure activities, Friday afternoon drinks, and weekly in-house chair massages. /liliCompetitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats. /li /ulh3Who we are: /h3pAt Optiver, 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. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe. /ppDIVERSITY STATEMENT: Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr