Software Engineer

In this role you will shape and growOptiver’s reference data platform, enabling trading strategies across asset classes. You’ll partner with traders, engineers, and researchers to expand coverage, improve data quality, and strengthen system robustness. You’ll establish technical direction for major initiatives and ensure programs meet engineering standards. You’ll work in a fast-paced, intellectually curious environment at a leading market-maker, contributing to healthy, efficient markets.

• performance-based bonus
• 27 paid vacation days
• breakfast and lunch provided
• private medical insurance
• pension scheme
• ClassPass fitness membership

• Define vision and technical direction for major reference data initiatives
• Expand and harden reference data products to improve coverage, quality, and robustness
• Design, develop, support, and maintain core data infrastructure used by traders and researchers
• Ensure programs follow coding, architectural, and operational standards
• Develop deep knowledge of trading, exchanges, and data domains underpinning them
• Collaborate with traders, engineers, and researchers to identify gaps and deliver data sets meeting top-tier standards

• Strong CS fundamentals
• Experience in C++, C, C# and/or Python
• Pragmatic data modelling approach balancing accuracy and upstream messiness
• Innovative, big-picture thinking grounded in practicality
• Desire to continuously improve in a rapidly evolving environment
• Willingness to set technical direction and promote engineering principles

• Collaborative mindset
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Influencing without authority
• C++
• C
• C#