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Posted October 22, 2026

Software Engineer (C++) - Derivatives

Optiver

Category:Software Engineering

Location:Sydney

Seniority
Medior
Employment type
Full-time
Work arrangement
On-site
Visa sponsorship
Yes
Bonus
Yes

Requirements

  • At least 2 years' experience as a software engineer working with distributed systems, low-latency systems, backend systems or client/server architectures
  • Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals like operating systems, data structures and algorithms
  • Embrace AI tools for parts of their role
  • Excited by technically challenging problems

About the role

Optiver is looking for experienced software engineers who are interested in working on our options positional trading team. 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 derivatives traders and researchers to understand exactly how we want to trade derivatives, partnering to refine datasets, tools, and trading strategies, 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.

Responsibilities

  • Work day-to-day with traders and quant researchers to understand how we want to price and execute in derivatives markets, and apply your skills to design software systems and trading logic to bring those ideas to life in live markets
  • Collaborate with other software engineers and contribute to the architecture of our distributed derivatives trading platform
  • 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 engineering fundamentals by implementing performance-sensitive data processing logic and strategies

What you'll get

  • 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.

Skills

Object-oriented programming · C++ · Java · C# · Python · Distributed systems · Low-latency systems · Backend systems · Client/server architectures · Operating systems · Data structures · Algorithms