C# Lead Performance Engineer

Optiver is looking for a C# Lead Performance Engineer to develop the next generation Front and Back end solutions for our Options and Delta 1 trading teams. These solutions will require greenfield development of tooling and back-end functionality to ensure the efficient dissemination and delivery of information to our traders.

 

WHO WE ARE:

Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 50+ exchanges across the globe. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilising 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.

Our Amsterdam office is where it all began. Over 35 years ago, Optiver’s business started with a single trader on the floor of Amsterdam’s European Stock Exchange. Since our 1986 founding, Optiver’s Amsterdam office has grown into one of the most dynamic and exciting trading floors in Europe. Our culture reflects the Dutch capital city’s progressive, innovative and inclusive nature. With its unique spirit, Amsterdam is the ideal hub for our teams to trade a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign exchange. 

 

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

As a Lead Engineer in this team, you'll be driving the C# Vision and developing end to end functionality for the desktop applications that run our trading business. Central to this function is the continuous improvement of the performance of the systems that run our Global Trading Applications. You will have the opportunity to work on other parts of our systems and have impact on numerous areas of the business. Activities range from:

•    Architecting and implementing back-end solutions to increase performance of the applications on the desktops of traders
•    Profiling and improving the performance of our trading applications
•    Designing and developing user interfaces able to reliably deal with the busiest market conditions 
•    Improving, investigating and automating the workflow of traders
•    Our desktop applications are mainly written in C# with WPF running on Windows. You will need to have extensive experience with this technology stack or similar desktop UI toolkits. You will be expected to lead the vision for this Technology Stack on our Trading floor, engaging Technologists and Trading teams alike to deliver performance.
•    You will get to work closely with our trading and research stakeholders on a day to day basis, understanding the needs of the business, immediately seeing the impact of your changes, and receive meaningful feedback from technologically minded stakeholders.

In this video you can watch Dovile Vitonyte and David Gross, both Software Engineers at Optiver, describe what Engineering entails within an electronic trading firm and what you need to join our Trading Technology Team.

 

WHO YOU ARE:

•    A Software Engineer with a genuine and deep desire to write performance driven, clean, scalable code and a strong interest in delivering highly impactful architectural and strategic solutions, 
•    A pragmatic approach to developing solutions without over-engineering or creating unnecessary complexity
•    A solid grasp of computer science fundamentals, namely data structures and algorithms, memory, concurrency models, CPU-architecture, operating systems, relational databases, etc;
•    Someone who can be a thought leader and contribute to strategic decision making as well as at an implementation level
•    As our frontend desktop applications are mainly written in C# with WPF running on Windows, you will either need to have extensive experience with this platform and either of these languages or be more than willing to learn on the job. Next to C#, we also extensively use Python and other languages in Optiver such as C++ and Python, and you are therefore expected to be willing and able to learn new languages quickly. We apply an agnostic approach to our technology use, we are focused on how to engineer a robust solution, less so the specific technology. 
•    Prior financial experience is not required but a strong desire to learn the business is a must. 

 

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

• The chance to start your career working alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.

Alongside this you will get great secondary benefits such as 25 paid vacation days, fully paid first-class commuting expenses, training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, breakfast and lunch facilities, sports and leisure activities, Friday afternoon drinks and even weekly in-house chair massages. Being highly international, we are accustomed to guiding expats through their relocation, offering competitive relocation packages and providing visa sponsorship where necessary

 

HOW TO APPLY:

Are you interested in furthering your career on one of the most dynamic and exciting trading floors in Europe?

Apply directly via the form below for the position of Full Stack Engineer Please provide us with a CV and letter of motivation in English. Applications without a letter of motivation will not be reviewed. When we think there is a potential match, you will hear from us sooner than you expect. If you have any questions feel free to contact Will Surmeli via willsurmeli@optiver.com. Please note, we cannot accept applications via email for data protection reasons. 

Please note, if you are selected from your application to proceed to the next round for the position of Full Stack Engineer, you may be required to take an online assessment.

Kindly note that we do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role. 

 

DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

As an intentionally flat organisation, we believe that great ideas and impact can come from everyone. We are passionate about empowering individuals and creating diverse teams that thrive. Every person at Optiver should feel included, valued and respected, because we believe our best work is done together.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion 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.

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