Lead Quantitative Engineer

Your responsibilities will include

• Design and implement quantitative trading systems. This will include C++ auto-traders plus tooling for traders and researchers.

• Mentor a team of high-performance engineers.

• Partner with trading and research to improve trading systems.

• Drive a culture of engineers focused on the trading problem.

• Contribute to the strategy and vision for Optiver’s Asia Pacific systematic trading capability.

• Drive robustness and quality through strong engineering practices, including code reviews, testing, and production monitoring.

• Collaborate across global teams to share knowledge and influence broader system design.

WHO YOU ARE

We’re looking for an experienced quantitative engineer with a proven ability to successfully partner with traders and researchers on challenging trading problems. You should have:

• 8+ years of experience as a Quantitative Engineer working closely with traders and researchers.

• Experience making architectural decisions for quantitative trading systems.

• Proven ability to solve technically challenging problems, with a pragmatic and results-driven mindset.

• Experience applying machine learning techniques to trading.

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with trading, research, and other business teams.

• Experience leading projects as a technical owner, driving delivery and influencing design decisions.

If you have any of these, we’re even more excited to hear from you

• Experience working on systematic strategies for options products within a similar trading firm.

• Experience directly leading a team.

WHAT YOU'LL GET

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment.

• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.

• Continuous learning, development and upskilling opportunities.

• Daily breakfast, lunch, and an in-house barista.

• Gym/Club membership, plus weekly massages.

• Corporate health insurance

• Uber business for daily commute

• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion

We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities. Please let us know if you would like to request any reasonable adjustments by contacting the Recruitment team via careers@optiver.com.au