# Software engineer - Real-Time Pricing at Optiver

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- **Company:** Optiver (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/optiver)
- **Location:** Netherlands
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 2–5 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** C++, Distributed Systems, Real-time Systems, Low-latency Data Processing, Software Engineering Fundamentals, Systematic Trading, Derivatives Pricing, Scalable Architecture, Production Grade Software
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-07-22
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-07-22
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://www.optiver.com/join-us/jobs/8644425002/?gh_jid=8644425002 (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/software-engineer-real-time-pricing-optiver-

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain the real-time pricing platform that prices millions of derivative contracts across 70+ exchanges.
- Optimize low-latency data pipelines and large-scale compute to meet strict performance and consistency requirements.
- Build systems for distribution of high-volume datasets across multiple physical locations with atomicity and consistency guarantees.
- Increase automation to speed development cycles and support multiple releases per day.
- Collaborate closely with traders, researchers, and other teams to translate business problems into robust production software and iterate rapidly.

Requirements:
- Experience designing and building large-scale distributed or real-time systems with strong software engineering fundamentals.
- Ability to write reliable, maintainable production code and operate autonomously within cross-functional teams.
- Exposure to low-latency optimization, data distribution, and high-throughput processing.
- C++ experience is a significant plus; interest or background in systematic trading, derivatives pricing, or quantitative finance is desirable but not mandatory.

## Responsibilities

Develop and optimize a highly reliable, scalable real-time pricing platform for millions of derivative contracts. Collaborate with traders and researchers to translate business problems into robust production software and improve low-latency data processing.

## Requirements

Requires a software engineer with experience building large-scale distributed or real-time systems and strong engineering fundamentals. Proficiency in C++ and an interest in quantitative finance or systematic trading are highly valued.

## FAQ

- **Is this Software engineer - Real-Time Pricing role still open?** It was posted on 2026-07-22. 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 Netherlands. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: C++, Distributed Systems, Real-time Systems, Low-latency Data Processing, Software Engineering Fundamentals, Systematic Trading, Derivatives Pricing, Scalable Architecture, Production Grade Software.

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