Our infrastructure is a combination of vastly distributed systems, high-performance computing and low-latency trading algorithms on one hand, and high-throughput dataflows, huge storage and data analysis on the other. We evolve our systems on a daily basis. The challenge: balancing innovation speed with reliability and performance.
What you'll do
You will look after our trading software and systems using your distinct skill set and insights, and adapt the environment as required to achieve our business goals. Activities include setting up, tweaking, optimizing and monitoring the different software and hardware components manually, as well as developing tools to make these activities less labour intensive and more consistent.
You constantly keep an eye on our trading activities, answering questions and troubleshooting issues as they arise. You will be working with highly skilled, smart and engaged colleagues within a team of traders, researchers, software engineers and other system engineers. Together you constantly question the status quo; see whether it makes sense and is the most optimal, and find ways to improve and then make it happen.
What you need to be successful
You are a pragmatic, logical thinker. With a facilitating and enabling attitude as well as hands-on mentality, you always search for the simplest solutions. You are naturally curious about hardware and software, and how these interact. You are able to explain your thoughts clearly through written and verbal communication, ask the right questions, and are not afraid to challenge your colleagues. You look for opportunities to get out of your comfort zone and like frequent change.
In terms of skillset
- A Bachelor, Master or PhD degree in an IT related study;
- Experience managing day-to-day operations of software and hardware infrastructure;
- Strong affinity with Unix/Linux systems;
- The ability to automate tasks using Python;
- Experience with relational databases (e.g. MSSQL, postgres);
- An understanding of networking fundamentals and protocols.
What you can expect from us
At Optiver, we understand that our best work is done together. We constantly ask ourselves how to do better, which creates a stimulating and fun environment, where you are seriously rewarded for your performance. To be concrete, we offer excellent remuneration and great secondary benefits, such as an attractive profit sharing structure, training opportunities, fully paid first-class commuting expenses, a premium-free pension, breakfast and lunch facilities, sports and leisure activities, even weekly chair massages and of course Friday afternoon drinks. We are used to guiding expats through their relocation and offer relocation packages and discounts on health insurance.
Interested?
The first step after applying for this job is an online (HackerRank) test assessing your problem solving and programming skills (in Python). No prior trading knowledge needed.
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