WHO WE ARE
Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986, today we are a leading liquidity provider, with close to 2,000 employees in offices around the world, united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing, execution and risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies.
In Asia Pacific, Optiver was one of the first global market makers to establish a presence in the region, with the incorporation our Sydney office in 1996. Since then, we have expanded our footprint by establishing offices in Taipei (2005), Hong Kong (2007), Shanghai (2012) and Singapore (2021). The business in Mumbai is newly established and deemed to be an integral part of the APAC strategy, with an anticipation of significant growth over the coming years.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
We are looking for multiple experienced Quantitative Engineers to lead our strategy technology teams in India, focused on building trading strategies for Indian markets and beyond.
In this role you will work closely with traders and researchers, driving the design and delivery of quantitative trading systems. These systems will be deployed across Indian exchanges (NSE, BSE, MCX) and other APAC exchanges traded by Optiver. You will work at the intersection of trading and technology, shaping the architecture of Optiver’s expansion into systematic strategies.
This is a hands-on role. You will be expected to lead by example. As a technical lead you will mentor and guide other members of the team.
You won’t be doing this in isolation - you’ll collaborate closely with established teams in Sydney, while contributing to Optiver’s broader strategy across APAC.
Our engineers own problems end-to-end - from understanding trading challenges to designing, implementing, testing, and deploying solutions into live markets. Development is fast-paced and impactful, with features often reaching production within days.
Your responsibilities will include:
Design and implement quantitative trading systems. This will include C++ auto-traders plus tooling for traders and researchers.
Mentor a team of high-performance engineers.
Partner with trading and research to improve trading systems.
Drive a culture of engineers focused on the trading problem.
Contribute to the strategy and vision for Optiver’s Asia Pacific systematic trading capability.
Drive robustness and quality through strong engineering practices, including code reviews, testing, and production monitoring.
Collaborate across global teams to share knowledge and influence broader system design.
WHO YOU ARE
We’re looking for an experienced quantitative engineer with a proven ability to successfully partner with traders and researchers on challenging trading problems. You should have:
8+ years of experience as a Quantitative Engineer working closely with traders and researchers.
Experience making architectural decisions for quantitative trading systems.
Proven ability to solve technically challenging problems, with a pragmatic and results-driven mindset.
Experience applying machine learning techniques to trading.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with trading, research, and other business teams.
Experience leading projects as a technical owner, driving delivery and influencing design decisions.
If you have any of these, we’re even more excited to hear from you:
Experience working on systematic strategies for options products within a similar trading firm.
Experience directly leading a team.
WHAT YOU'LL GET
A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment.
The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.
Continuous learning, development and upskilling opportunities.
Daily breakfast, lunch, and an in-house barista.
Gym/Club membership, plus weekly massages.
Corporate health insurance
Uber business for daily commute
Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.
Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion
We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities. Please let us know if you would like to request any reasonable adjustments by contacting the Recruitment team via [email protected]
Skills Required
- 8+ years experience as a Quantitative Engineer working closely with traders and researchers
- Experience making architectural decisions for quantitative trading systems
- Experience designing and implementing C++ auto-traders / production trading systems
- Experience applying machine learning techniques to trading
- Proven ability to solve technically challenging problems with pragmatic, results-driven mindset
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration with trading, research and business teams
- Experience leading projects as a technical owner, driving delivery and influencing design decisions
- Experience working on systematic strategies for options products
- Direct experience leading a team
Optiver Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Optiver and has not been reviewed or approved by Optiver.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Pay is considered highly competitive in trading, quantitative, and engineering paths, with performance-linked bonuses materially elevating total earnings for strong contributors. High performers are described as seeing outsized upside when firm and team results are strong.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is depicted as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, alongside HSA/FSA options and mental-health support. Some locations note unlimited therapy access through a partner platform.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — U.S. roles are often described as offering 25 days of paid vacation plus market holidays, alongside generous parental leave. This breadth of time off is highlighted as helping to offset a high-intensity environment.
Optiver Insights
What We Do
Optiver’s story began over 30 years ago, when we started business as a single trader on the floor of Amsterdam’s options exchange. Today, we are at the forefront of trading and technology as a leading global electronic market maker, focused on pricing, execution and risk management.
Why Work With Us
People at Optiver love challenges, welcome collaboration, and strive to be better tomorrow than they are today. Improving the market is an extraordinary challenge that requires a carefully crafted approach. Optiver provides a collaborative working environment to tackle these challenges. In fact, it is this way of working that sets us apart.
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