Production Operations Engineer (Trading Systems / SRE / Application Support)
OptiverAbout the Role
The Global Production Operations Engineering team is responsible for maintaining and scaling Optiver's low-latency trading systems. You will deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize trading infrastructure to enhance reliability, performance, and automation. This role involves providing technical expertise to high-frequency trading floors, managing proprietary trading applications, coordinating system deployments, and collaborating with development teams to establish best practices for production stability.
- Provide technical expertise and support to high-frequency trading floors, troubleshooting complex issues in a fast-paced setting
- Deploy, maintain, and monitor proprietary trading applications, ensuring stability and performance
- Review incidents to identify recurring themes and drive improvements to enhance automation
- Coordinate deployments of new trading products, systems, and exchanges
- Architect and maintain services to maximize reliability under extreme conditions
- Automate system management processes while maintaining control over critical operations
Requirements
- Solid experience managing complex distributed systems in Linux environments (L2/L3 support), with a strong understanding of networking fundamentals, build, deployment, and version control systems
- Fundamental efficiency with CI/CD tooling and scripting in Python or similar languages to automate tasks
- Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) or other database systems
- Demonstrated ability to drive system improvements and work across global teams to deliver changes
- A collaborative team player with a positive attitude, capable of coordinating effectively across departments
- A pragmatic and logical thinker who thrives under pressure in high-intensity environments, with strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to resolve incidents efficiently
- Effective communicator, able to clearly explain technical concepts and ask insightful questions
- Highly organized, able to manage multiple responsibilities while keeping stakeholders informed
- Passionate about technology, curious about the interaction between hardware and software, and driven to learn and grow by embracing frequent change
- Prior experience in high-frequency trading environments is a plus but not required
What You'll Get
- Performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry, combining profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool
- 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