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Optiver

Location:
United States, Chicago

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

200000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Optiver is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Developer Experience team. This team is crucial in building the tools and platforms that power our development workflows, enabling our engineers to work fast and with confidence. You’ll be responsible for building the infrastructure, tooling and automation that power the entire software development lifecycle, from local development to production deployment; the improvements you make to our developer environment will improve the daily workflow of hundreds of developers across multiple regions. We’re looking for a strong engineer with a passion for improving developer experience, an awareness of modern tooling and workflows, with a track record of identifying and implementing high-impact productivity improvements. You’ll join a growing global team on a mission to improve every part of the developer experience at Optiver.

Job Responsibility:

Design, build and maintain scalable build systems used across the company, including core build libraries, common CI/CD pipelines and Docker images
Develop tools and integrations that make the local develop-build-test iteration loop faster and more seamless – including IDE extensions, CLI tools and container-based workflows
Automate processes to streamline the release and deployment lifecycle, enabling rapid, continuous deployment
Track emerging trends in Developer Experience and AI, exploring and supporting the integration adoption of AI assisted tools and coding agents into daily development workflows
Help us define meaningful metrics to measure and better quantify developer productivity
Partner with development teams to identify friction in their workflows and design solutions that simplify their set up, improve iteration speed and enhance productivity

Requirements:

A minimum of 3 years of professional software engineering experience is required
Beneficial to have familiarity designing and optimizing containerized build workflows using tools such as Docker, Bazel, CMake, Ninja, Poetry etc
Skilled in building CI workflows on platforms like GitHub Actions or Jenkins that provide fast, reliable feedback and automate repetitive tasks
Strong coding fundamentals and experience across both scripting and compiled languages, with a focus on writing scalable, high-quality software
Have strong engineering instincts and a deep understanding of the end-to-end lifecycle of software development from ideation to deployment
Passionate about improving the developer experience
with a proven track record of initiating and successfully driving developer productivity improvements at scale through impactful tooling and automation
Curious, collaborative and eager to work in a high-performing environment that values continuous improvement

What we offer:

The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
A highly competitive compensation package
Global profit-sharing pool and performance-based bonus structure
401(k) match up to 50%
Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays
Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more

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Job Posted:
December 11, 2025

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