Optiver is looking to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilizing the market no matter the conditions by expanding the Optiver Research Platform’s capabilities
Requirements
- Experience in distributed systems
- Expertise in Python is required; experience with C, C++, or Rust is a plus
- Experience working with GPUs and the CUDA ecosystem is a plus
- Strong engineering instincts and a deep understanding of computer science fundamentals
- Ability to tackle complex technical problems at the intersection of infrastructure and research enablement
Responsibilities
- Expand the Optiver Research Platform’s capabilities by building features and improving performance across service orchestration, job scheduling, cluster management, big-data processing, and other core services that business teams directly interface with
- Build and evolve a fully managed compute & data platform layer for improved scale & reliability in Python & Rust
- Explore cutting-edge technologies and integrate them into Optiver’s research workflows to enhance performance and allow deriving better insights
- Collaborate globally with Optiver business teams including traders, researchers, and engineers to push their understanding of the market to new heights
Other
- Experience leading large-scale engineering projects
- Commitment to continuous learning and improvement in a rapidly evolving environment
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with global researchers and engineers
- Readiness to set technical direction, promote engineering principles, and do the right thing
- In-person collaboration across disciplines, and this role is based on-site in our Austin office
