# Software Engineer - Automated Trading Systems at Optiver

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- **Company:** Optiver (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/optiver)
- **Location:** Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 2–5 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** C++, Linux, Python, C#, Algorithms, Memory Models, Concurrency Models, CPU Architecture, Operating Systems, Relational Databases, Software Architecture, Clean Code
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-05-29
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-05-29
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://www.optiver.com/join-us/jobs/8375042002/?gh_jid=8375042002 (the employer's own application page)
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## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Design, implement and maintain the core infrastructural software that underpins low-latency automated trading systems.
- Collaborate closely with trading teams to translate trading requirements into robust, high-performance services and libraries.
- Optimize for latency, throughput and resource efficiency across CPU, memory and OS boundaries.
- Build and improve concurrency, synchronization and memory-management patterns for real-time processing.
- Produce clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews, design reviews and operational runbooks.
- Diagnose and resolve production issues, perform profiling and performance tuning under realistic load.
- Contribute to system architecture, tooling and standards that enable safe, repeatable deployments.

Requirements:
- 4+ years software engineering experience with strong emphasis on systems-level work.
- Proficiency in C++ and Linux, or strong demonstrated ability to learn quickly and apply them in production.
- Solid understanding of CPU architecture, concurrency models, memory models and low-level performance trade-offs.
- Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures and software architecture.
- Experience with testing, profiling, debugging and working in fast-paced, cross-functional teams.
- Clear communicator who can balance pragmatic delivery with long-term technical quality.

## Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the infrastructural and strategic software backbone for automated trading systems. Collaborate with trading teams to build high-performing, reliable applications that ensure market stability.

## Requirements

Requires 4+ years of software engineering experience with a strong grasp of computer science fundamentals and CPU architecture. Proficiency in C++ and Linux is required or a strong willingness to learn, along with adaptability to other languages like Python and C#.

## FAQ

- **Is this Software Engineer - Automated Trading Systems role still open?** It was posted on 2026-05-29. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Optiver 's site before applying.
- **Does Optiver  offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Optiver 's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: C++, Linux, Python, C#, Algorithms, Memory Models, Concurrency Models, CPU Architecture, Operating Systems, Relational Databases, Software Architecture, Clean Code.

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