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WHAT YOU'LL DO:
We look for an experienced performance researcher to join our Shanghai office. As a Performance Researcher, you will improve trading execution by studying the end-to-end path from exchange market data, through our low-latency trading systems, network and carrier infrastructure, and broker systems, to exchange responses and fills. Your main responsibilities will include:
You will combine quantitative analysis, systems knowledge, and experimentation to understand complex system behavior and improve real execution outcomes.
Analyze large-scale market, order, system, and network data to reconstruct the full order lifecycle and identify factors affecting latency, reliability, order responses, and fill outcomes.
Develop hypotheses and design experiments; use black-box analysis and partial or indirect observations to understand complex systems with limited observability.
Build analyses, prototypes, performance metrics, and monitoring tools, and measure the production impact of changes.
Translate findings into engineering and connectivity priorities, working closely with traders, software and hardware engineers, network and infrastructure teams, brokers, and other external partners.
WHO YOU ARE:
To succeed in this role, you'll need to have the below skills and experience:
Strong scientific and critical-thinking skills, with a rigorous approach to measurement, experimentation, and data interpretation.
Deep expertise in at least one of the following:
Low-latency or electronic trading systems and exchange connectivity.
Broker or exchange technology, including trading gateways, market data, or core trading systems.
Linux, computer architecture, or system-level performance.
High-performance networking, telecom carriers, or low-latency connectivity, with a strong understanding of networking fundamentals such as TCP/UDP, multicast, packet-level behavior, kernel-bypass technologies, etc.
Strong Python and data-analysis skills, with experience analysing event, time-series, system-log, or network data.
Familiarity with C++, packet analysis, performance profiling is an advantage.
Able to reason from partial or noisy data, form testable hypotheses, and infer system behavior from limited observations.
Able to work autonomously, communicate complex findings clearly, and prioritize practical impact.
Experience with Chinese exchanges, broker infrastructure, trading-system vendors, or carrier networks is highly valued.
WHAT YOU’LL GET:
The chance to work alongside best-in-class professionals
Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
Competitive compensation package, office breakfast, lunch, snacks etc.
Sponsored gym membership, sports and leisure activities, plus weekly in-house chair massages
Regular social events, clubs and Friday afternoon drinks
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion, and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. 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.
Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at [email protected].
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Skills Required
- Strong scientific and critical-thinking skills with rigorous measurement, experimentation, and data interpretation
- Deep expertise in low-latency or electronic trading systems and exchange connectivity, broker or exchange technology, Linux and computer architecture, or high-performance networking and low-latency connectivity
- Strong Python and data-analysis skills
- Experience analyzing event, time-series, system-log, or network data
- Ability to reason from partial or noisy data and form testable hypotheses
- Ability to work autonomously, communicate complex findings clearly, and prioritize practical impact
- Familiarity with C++, packet analysis, and performance profiling
- Experience with Chinese exchanges, broker infrastructure, trading-system vendors, or carrier networks
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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