Software Engineer - Research Infrastructure

Optiver , Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands +1

The role

You'll build the Quantitative Research framework at the core of our systematic equities business. The framework models how trading strategies would behave against historical market data, allowing researchers to test ideas before they ever reach production. The same framework researchers use to develop and test new trading ideas is the one that powers production, meaning the systems you build have a direct impact on what the desk can research, deploy and trade.

Working alongside quant researchers and traders, you'll develop the tools, datasets and distributed systems that enable large-scale research across the cash equities markets in US, Europe and APAC. Every improvement you make helps the team evaluate new ideas and deploy them into production faster.

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Software Engineer - Research Infrastructure

Optiver , Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands +1

The role

What you need

You are a software engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and building systems that other engineers and researchers rely on every day.

You'll likely have

Strong Python development skills.
Experience building simulation, backtesting or other large-scale computational frameworks. Experience in systematic trading, HFT or quantitative finance is a strong advantage.
Experience designing and building large-scale, distributed or real-time systems.
Experience using Python in research, data-intensive or analytical environments.
Strong software engineering fundamentals and an interest in writing reliable, maintainable production code.

The following would also be beneficial

Experience with C++, particularly for performance-critical systems.
Experience building data pipelines using technologies such as Spark, Polars, or Airflow.
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure or distributed compute platforms.
An interest in quantitative finance or systematic trading.

What you'll get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive

A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool.
The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.
25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.
Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.
Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organised sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.
Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.
Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.

Software Engineer - Research Infrastructure

The role

Software Engineer - Research Infrastructure

The role

What you will do

What you'll do

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What you need

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The following would also be beneficial

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