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Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm with a strong focus on cutting-edge engineering, data science and research. Our team of engineers collaborate to solve some of the toughest algorithmic challenges in the financial industry. To ensure Optiver’s industry-leading trading systems react as quickly as possible to a constantly evolving stream of market data, we give our engineers the freedom to bring their innovative tech solutions to life.
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Experienced, Life at Optiver, Technology Behind the scenes: Engineering Optiver’s global trading network
Optiver’s global trading network is a marvel of engineering, ensuring rapid and reliable data transmission essential for electronic trading. Network Engineer Ryan Bennett reveals how dedicated fibre optic cables and meticulous route planning maintain Optiver’s competitive edge. Despite challenges like geographical hurdles and fibre cuts, the network’s resilience and continuous improvement keep Optiver at the forefront of trading innovation.
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Experienced, Meet the team A finance role unlike others
As a leading proprietary trading firm, Optiver works to make markets more efficient, transparent and stable across the globe. While our commitment to provide liquidity is continuous and our aim is to be a stabilising force, financial markets and our operations are dynamic. For the Finance Team, this requires continuous improvements in finance processes to stay aligned with evolving market conditions and business strategies.
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Competition, Experienced Advent of Code 2023: Clean Code Challenge
In December last year, Optiver proudly entered its third year as a sponsor of Advent of Code. This annual event, structured like an advent calendar, offers tech enthusiasts from around the world the chance to test and showcase their creative programming skills with a new festive-themed puzzle each day. Our sponsorship reinforces our commitment to fostering technical innovation and a culture of continuous learning.
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Experienced, Life at Optiver Risk and reward within a dynamic trading firm: Insights from Optiver’s CRO Europe
In business, risk management is often thought of as a of back-office support function—the department generally responsible for steering a company away from pitfalls and worse-case scenarios with cautionary, arms-length advice. Not at Optiver. In our high-stakes trading firm environment, it’s a core discipline that directly impacts the success of daily trading operations. As Optiver […]
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SeriesExperienced, Technology Optiver’s approach to network devices and Infrastructure as Code
In this insightful blog post, Carlo from Optiver’s Platform team shares valuable lessons from implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in complex, grey field environments. Read to discover more about Optiver’s innovative approach to trading infrastructure.
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Experienced, Life at Optiver, Technology Navigating Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in a non-cloud trading environment
In the high-performance landscape of algorithmic trading, technological infrastructure isn’t just important—it’s critical. While Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is a well-established practice in cloud-based solutions, its application in non-cloud environments presents unique challenges, especially in latency-sensitive environments like ours at Optiver.
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Experienced, Life at Optiver Navigating performance challenges as a C# Software Engineer at Optiver
When we think of market making, we often associate it with low-latency C++ applications. However, many other technologies and programming languages play a crucial role in establishing Optiver as a leading global trading firm, among them being C#. At Optiver, our success is largely attributed to our people. While trading is heavily automated, it is […]
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Experienced, Meet the team A day in the life of an Application Engineer
The role of an Application Engineer (AE), also known as Production Engineer, is crucial to Optiver’s trading operations. The team sits directly alongside the traders, working to safeguard our trading systems. Their role is a balancing act – ensuring an orderly production environment while guaranteeing profitability and sustainable growth. They must navigate the complexity of […]
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Experienced, Life at Optiver Data Visualisation at Optiver: Streamlining trading decisions
Data visualisation is at the core of effective decision-making in the fast-paced, data-driven world of trading. For Optiver’s traders to access the information they need right when it matters, it’s crucial to display data intuitively and meaningfully.In this blog post, we’ll take you behind the scenes of data visualisation at Optiver and explore how our […]
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As a Data Visualization Engineer at Optiver, you’ll leverage Python to design and develop web-based data visualizations and UI applications, aiding trading decisions. Your role will include closely collaborating with traders and developers to understand requirements, designing data processing pipelines, and contributing to UI frameworks used across the company. You’ll work on data and UI optimisation challenges, ensuring the reliability and robustness of trading applications in a dynamic environment.