Trading Production Engineer

Optiver • Chicago, IL

181d

About The Position

The Trading Operations Production Support Engineering team is responsible for maintaining and scaling Optiver’s low-latency trading systems. The team ensures a safe, stable, and efficient production environment while supporting profitability and sustainable growth across various regions. Collaborating closely with traders, development, and operational teams, the engineer will deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize our trading infrastructure to enhance reliability, performance, and automation.

Requirements

• Prior experience managing complex distributed systems in Linux environments, with a strong understanding of networking fundamentals, build, deployment, and version control systems
• Proficiency 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

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in high-frequency trading environments is a plus, but not required
• No prior trading or financial experience is needed – our onboarding program will kick-start your career at Optiver and support you in gaining all the relevant knowledge about our business

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and support to high-frequency trading floors, troubleshooting complex issues and resolving incidents in a fast-paced, dynamic setting
• Deploy, maintain, and monitor proprietary trading applications, ensuring stability and performance in the trading environment
• Review and analyze incidents to identify recurring themes, driving improvements to enhance automation and operational efficiency
• Coordinate deployments of new trading products, systems, and exchanges, ensuring readiness for events such as corporate actions or special announcements
• Architect and maintain services to maximize reliability, ensuring the trading systems operate within performance thresholds
• Collaborate with development teams to establish best practices and ensure the long-term stability of production systems, even under extreme conditions
• Set standards for system configuration and deployment to minimize risks and support smooth scaling
• Manage the colocation to ensure the right level of redundancy and capacity for growth is available
• Automate system management processes, while maintaining control over critical operations

Benefits

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
• Highly competitive compensation package including 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees