Optiver

Senior Software Engineer

Shanghai, China · Work style not stated

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EmployerOptiver
LocationShanghai, China
Work styleWork style not stated
Employer posted1 month ago

WHAT YOU’LL DO

We are now looking for a Software Engineer to join the China Options team. You will be responsible for setting architectural direction for parts of our system, delivering large bodies of well-engineered code and owning projects that directly impact Optiver’s cutting-edge trading systems. You will collaborate with fellow Engineers, Traders and Researchers to develop a deep understanding of trading, exchanges and what the 'machine' is doing. You're not attached to tools and technologies, you focus on solving problems. Your challenge is to further innovate and maintain the foundation underlying our wider infrastructure.Some of the things you could be involved in are:

Own the design, development and deployment of services that comprise our globally distributed trading platform
Build partnerships across the business to ensure we're feeding the best ideas into our solutions
Build automated trading stack that runs machine learning models over high-performance servers to execute high-quality trades in low-latency
Continuously improve our trading systems and strategies to optimize for the ever-evolving markets

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The difference with technology at Optiver is how fast the pace is, and the direct impact it has on trading. Where traditional software development teams can take months or years to build systems from business requirements, our developers work closely with traders to ensure a short development life cycle and quick feedback on the impact of your work.

WHO YOU ARE

You have at least 3 years’ work experience as a Software Engineer
Curious about how trading works and motivated to understand the business impact behind the technology you build
Experience with large scale server side development, and high-throughput, low-latency system optimisations
Technologists who are passionate about software and not only like to learn about it at work, but also like to get involved in their own projects at home
Natural problem solvers who love nothing more than tackling a complex technical challenge
Team players who love working with like-minded peers and are always looking to learn and improve
Experience with making architectural recommendations on IT solutions, design & approach

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

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.

PRIVACY DISCLAIMER

Optiver 重视个人信息的保护。请您在提供个人信息给我们之前，认真阅读Optiver China Privacy Notice, 了解我们如何收集及处理您的个人信息。

Personal information protection is of utmost importance to Optiver. Before you provide any personal information to us, we strongly urge you to read our Privacy Policy to acknowledge how we collect and process your personal information.

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