Software Engineer - Credit

Optiver • New York, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Optiver is seeking Software Engineers specializing in US corporate bond and credit derivative markets to join the greenfield buildout of our systematic credit trading business. Our Software Engineers lead large technical projects, help set the direction for our trading infrastructure, and leverage technology to enable business success. The credit engineering team works closely with researchers and traders to design a system for trading bonds, fixed income ETFs (in close collaboration with our cash equities business), and other credit derivative products.

Requirements

• Strong engineering instincts and a deep understanding of computer science fundamentals
• Programming experience across C++ or C with other object-oriented languages also considered
• Experience optimizing high-throughput systems that must process and react in real-time to streams of pricing and trade data
• Familiarity with the market microstructure and trading domain for US corporate credit markets, fixed income ETFs, and/or credit derivatives (CDS, CDX indices)
• Experience with connectivity to electronic trading venues and FIX protocol for credit markets
• Readiness to set technical direction, promote strong engineering principles and continuously seek ways to refine and optimize systems in a fast-moving, ever evolving environment
• You can spot opportunities to enhance performance, efficiency, and maintainability
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with traders, researchers, and other technologists

Responsibilities

• Help establish the vision and technical direction for major credit trading initiatives
• Design, develop, support, and maintain large portions of our credit trading infrastructure, including request for quote (RFQ) trading platforms, create/redeem platforms, portfolio trading systems, order management systems (OMS), and execution management systems (EMS)
• Contribute to our pricing, research and trading models that power our market-making and proprietary trading strategies
• Collaborate deeply with traders and researchers to directly solve the trading problem and build the business
• Be a part of 0 to 1

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation package
• Global profit-sharing pool and performance-based bonus structure
• Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems
• 401(k) match up to 50%
• Fully paid health insurance
• 25 paid vacation days
• Market holidays
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed