Software Team Lead - Order Flow Access

WHO WE ARE

Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. For over 35 years, Optiver has been improving financial markets around the world, making them more transparent and efficient for all participants. With more than 1,600 employees in offices around the world, we’re united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing, execution and thorough risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world, we actively trade on 70+ exchanges, where we’re trusted to always provide accurate buy and sell pricing – no matter the market conditions. 

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

As the Engineering Manager for Global Market Access, you'll be responsible for delivering trading access to markets all around the world, scaling our systems by balancing latency, risk and time to market. Your success will come from partnering with the trading business to provide access to the biggest opportunities for global trading strategies with low development time. You will build on our existing industry-forward execution platform and re-architect it to optimise for scalability. We need an Engineering Manager who can be involved in the architecture of the system, own/run large projects, lead the team (currently 4 engineers), whilst also being comfortable getting down in the detail.

Other responsibilities include:

• Implement and/or build solutions to enable our low latency trading and help Optiver retain its leading status in the market.
• Own the design, development and deployment of services that comprise our globally distributed trading platform.
• Be a role model for the team you lead.
• Build partnerships across the business to ensure we're feeding the best ideas into our solutions.
• Manage deployments to reduce risk and provide production support, where required.
• Help ensure quality is maintained throughout our systems, including via code reviews.
• Contribute to our never-ending goal of continuous improvement, by providing feedback and ideas on where our systems and controls can be improved.

WHO YOU ARE

Optiver needs our next Engineering Manager to be someone with:

• Extensive experience with an OO programming language. Ideally C++, but C, Java, C#, Rust, Golang, etc. are also of interest.
• Experience in a leadership style role.
• Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, like operating systems, data structures and algorithms.
• Preferably from within the broader financial services industry.
• Understanding of computer networks and protocols (TCP/IP/UDP).
• Experience guiding projects technically or as a people manager is highly preferred.

 
WHAT YOU'LL GET

• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment
• Competitive remuneration, including an attractive bonus structure and additional leave entitlements
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
• Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages
• Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista
• Regular social events including an annual company trip
• A work-from-home allowance and support
• Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary.

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.