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Algorithmic Trading C++ Engineer – Equities

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Optiver is looking for experienced C++ engineers who are interested in working on our industry-leading, globally distributed, low-latency equities market making platform. This role is tightly integrated with trading and quant research teams, offering new hires a fast path to understanding the business and having an immediate impact. You will be responsible for working with equities traders to understand exactly how we want to trade on equities exchanges, partnering to refine trading algorithms to meet strict software performance demands, then owning your software through implementation and deployment into worldwide markets. From Sydney, you’ll work with live trading systems trading Asian markets with unique market microstructures. You’ll also contribute to a global equities trading platform expanding in Europe and the USA – without needing to work US/Europe market hours.

Job Responsibility:

  • Work day-to-day with traders and quant researchers to understand how we want to price, quote and execute in equities markets and apply your skills to designing software systems and high-performance trading logic to bring those ideas to life in live equities markets
  • Collaborate with other software engineers and contribute to the architecture of our globally distributed equities trading platform with hard real-time performance constraints
  • Experience the excitement of our fast-paced development cycle – owning a tight feedback loop, testing and shipping your code to production sometimes on the same day
  • Flex your low-level engineering fundamentals by implementing performance-sensitive low-latency trading logic and strategies

Requirements:

  • At least 2 years’ experience as a software engineer working with distributed systems, low-latency systems, backend systems or client/server architectures
  • Skilled at object-oriented programming in C++, or Java/C# with a strong desire to work in C++
  • Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals like operating systems, data structures and algorithms
  • Familiar with a language like Python for developing tooling
  • Embrace AI tools for parts of their role, without sacrificing code quality or runtime performance
  • Excited by technically challenging problems

Nice to have:

  • 5 or more years of experience as a software engineer on distributed or low-latency systems
  • Highly skilled in C++ development
  • Proficient with database technologies like Postgres for parameterisation, analytics, and research workflows
  • Experienced working in an electronic trading firm, or knowledge of equities trading fundamentals
  • Experienced working in a backtest-driven software development cycle
What we offer:
  • A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry
  • The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment
  • Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
  • Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista
  • Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages
  • Regular social events, including a company trip every two years
  • Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 16, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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