Company Overview
For over a century, Optiver has been a leading global electronic market maker, driven by the mission to create better access and prices for financial markets worldwide. We are a trusted partner of exchanges, committed to ensuring market stability, transparency, and competitiveness by providing liquidity across a wide range of products, including derivatives, equities, ETFs, bonds, and currencies. Even during volatile times, we remain resolute in our belief in the power of liquid markets for thriving economies.
As pioneers in the industry, we are also leading the way in market making for ESG products, embracing the positive impact of the world’s markets. With a global presence spanning Amsterdam, Sydney, Chicago, Austin, Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, London, and Singapore, Optiver is shaping the future of global finance.
What You’ll Need:
- Passion for network performance, monitoring, and capacity planning.
- Experience with LAN and WAN technologies.
- In-depth knowledge of network transport & routing protocols (TCP/UDP, OSPF, BGP, Multicast).
- Comfort working in a multi-vendor environment (Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto).
- Experience with network security and firewalls.
- Confidence with various network monitoring and alerting tools.
- Strong communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts.
- Beneficial: Proficiency in Python scripting for automation.
- Beneficial: Experience with low-latency networking, configuration management, time-series databases, and centralized logging.
What You’ll Gain:
- A collaborative culture of excellence with curious and creative problem-solvers.
- The opportunity to work alongside top professionals from over 40 countries.
- A highly competitive compensation package.
- Global profit-sharing pool and performance-based bonus.
- 401(k) match up to 50%.
- Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage.
- 25 paid vacation days plus market holidays.
- Extensive office perks (breakfast, lunch, snacks, social events, clubs, sports leagues).
Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.