Optiver

Linux Application Engineer

Optiver US LLC is a worldwide market maker and derivatives trading firm with offices in Chicago, Amsterdam and Sydney.  Attracting very ambitious, talented and results-oriented individuals to become members of a highly selective trading application engineering team. This position is a primary contributor to our growth and success. Optiver takes pride in offering their employees a challenging career environment.  Optiver is registered with the SEC as a broker-dealer and participates in trading on various U.S. securities and commodities exchanges.

Position Title:

Linux Application Engineer

Location:

Chicago

Department:

IT Operations

Reports to:

Application Management Team Leader

 

Responsibilities:

·        Learn about Optiver’s trading applications in order to identify and resolve trading problems

·        Actively improve the performance and availability of Optiver’s trading applications and the systems they run on

·        Drive innovation with specialized technical teams

 

Requirements:

·        At least 3 years experience working extensively with Linux systems

·        Experience optimizing, analyzing and supporting mission critical applications

·        Scripting experience such as perl, shell, etc.

·        A proactive customer focused attitude

·        Networking knowledge

·        Ability to work in a fast-paced, innovative, hands-on environment

·        Strong interest in the financial services industry

·        Computer Science degree or similar experience

 

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