Software Engineer, Developer Experience

Optiver is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Developer Experience team. This team is crucial in building the tools and platforms that power our development workflows, enabling our engineers to work fast and with confidence. You’ll be responsible for building the infrastructure, tooling and automation that power the entire software development lifecycle, from local development to production deployment; the improvements you make to our developer environment will improve the daily workflow of hundreds of developers across multiple regions.

We’re looking for a strong engineer with a passion for improving developer experience, an awareness of modern tooling and workflows, with a track record of identifying and implementing high-impact productivity improvements. You’ll join a growing global team on a mission to improve every part of the developer experience at Optiver.

What you’ll do:

• Design, build and maintain scalable build systems used across the company, including core build libraries, common CI/CD pipelines and Docker images
• Develop tools and integrations that make the local develop-build-test iteration loop faster and more seamless - including IDE extensions, CLI tools and container-based workflows
• Automate processes to streamline the release and deployment lifecycle, enabling rapid, continuous deployment ​​
• Track emerging trends in Developer Experience and AI, exploring and supporting the integration adoption of AI assisted tools and coding agents ​into daily development workflows​
• Help us define meaningful metrics to measure and better quantify developer productivity​
• Partner with development teams to identify friction in their workflows and design solutions that simplify their set up, improve iteration speed and enhance productivity

See the team lead's opinion on why DevEx matters here.

What you’ll get:

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
• A highly competitive compensation package
• Global profit-sharing pool and 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

Who you are:

• A minimum of 3 years of professional software engineering experience is required
• Beneficial to have familiarity designing and optimizing containerized build workflows using tools such as Docker, Bazel, CMake, Ninja, Poetry etc
• Skilled in building CI workflows on platforms like GitHub Actions or Jenkins that provide fast, reliable feedback and automate repetitive tasks
• Strong coding fundamentals and experience across both scripting and compiled languages, with a focus on writing scalable, high-quality software
• Have strong engineering instincts and a deep understanding of the end-to-end lifecycle of software development from ideation to deployment
• Passionate about improving the developer experience; with a proven track record of initiating and successfully driving developer productivity improvements at scale through impactful tooling and automation 
• Curious, collaborative and eager to work in a high-performing environment that values continuous improvement

Who we are:

At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilising the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritise safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.

Our differences are our edge. Optiver does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.