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.
Optiver’s Sydney office is one of the primary players within Asian markets, trading a range of products. Established in 1996, we're an active participant on the Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan exchanges, and act as Optiver’s APAC head office.
What you’ll do
Optiver is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Developer Experience team. This team is crucial in building the tools and platforms that power our development workflows, enabling our engineers to work fast and with confidence. You’ll be responsible for building the infrastructure, tooling and automation that power the entire software development lifecycle, from local development to production deployment; the improvements you make to our developer environment will improve the daily workflow of hundreds of developers across multiple regions.
We’re looking for a strong engineer with a passion for improving developer experience, an awareness of modern tooling and workflows, with a track record of identifying and implementing high-impact productivity improvements. You’ll join a growing global team on a mission to improve every part of the developer experience at Optiver.
Other responsibilities include:
- Design, build and maintain scalable build systems used across the company, including core build libraries, common CI/CD pipelines and Docker images
- Develop tools and integrations that make the local develop-build-test iteration loop faster and more seamless - including IDE extensions, CLI tools and container-based workflows
- Automate processes to streamline the release and deployment lifecycle, enabling rapid, continuous deployment
- Track emerging trends in Developer Experience and AI, exploring and supporting the integration adoption of AI assisted tools and coding agents into daily development workflows
- Help us define meaningful metrics to measure and better quantify developer productivity
- Partner with development teams to identify friction in their workflows and design solutions that simplify their set up, improve iteration speed and enhance productivity
Who you are
- Familiarity with designing and optimising containerised build workflows using tools such as Docker, Bazel, CMake, Ninja, Poetry etc
- Skilled in building CI workflows on platforms like GitHub Actions or Jenkins that provide fast, reliable feedback and automate repetitive tasks
- Strong coding fundamentals and experience across both scripting and compiled languages, with a focus on writing scalable, high-quality software
- Have strong engineering instincts and a deep understanding of the end-to-end lifecycle of software development from ideation to deployment
- Passionate about improving the developer experience; with a proven track record of initiating and successfully driving developer productivity improvements at scale through impactful tooling and automation
- Curious, collaborative and eager to work in a high-performing environment that values continuous improvement
- Comfortable working autonomously and collaboratively, with a practical approach to solving real-world challenges
What you’ll get
You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.
In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of Optiver perks, including:
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.
Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.
Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista.
Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages.
Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.
Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary.
Diversity
Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.
Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at [email protected].
Skills Required
- Familiarity with containerised build workflows using tools such as Docker, Bazel, CMake, Ninja, Poetry
- Skilled in building CI workflows on platforms like GitHub Actions or Jenkins
- Strong coding fundamentals across both scripting and compiled languages
- Experience in software development lifecycle from ideation to deployment
- Track record of driving developer productivity improvements through tooling and automation
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 that materially elevate total compensation. High performers receive differentiated rewards tied to impact.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous paid vacation alongside market holidays is a consistent component of the U.S. package. This breadth of leave is a notable element of the offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive health coverage—including medical, dental, and vision—is prominently offered in U.S. roles, with indications that employee premiums are fully covered in some cases. Disability and life coverage further strengthen the core health benefits.
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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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