Software Engineer - Digital Assets

As a Software Engineer on Optiver's Digital Assets Team in London, you'll build and evolve trading systems for cryptocurrency markets. You'll work closely with traders and researchers to deliver solutions that shape both the technology and engineering practices of the digital assets platform from the ground up, translating market insights into production systems that directly impact how the firm trades in this rapidly growing space.

What you'll do

• Design and build trading systems for digital asset markets
• Develop and manage connectivity to centralised exchanges such as Binance, Deribit, and OKX
• Work directly with traders and researchers to prototype and iterate on trading strategies
• Improve system reliability through automation, monitoring, and robust recovery mechanisms
• Troubleshoot issues across trading systems and exchange integrations
• Contribute to architecture and help shape the digital assets platform
• Take ownership of production systems and drive continuous improvements

What you bring

• Experience building high-performance, reliable systems involving exchange connectivity, market data, trading infrastructure, or other real-time applications
• A solid understanding of software architecture, networking, distributed systems, and failure handling
• Strong problem-solving skills and an interest in tackling complex technical challenges
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to take ownership and partner closely with traders and researchers
• The ability to translate ambiguous trading requirements into practical engineering solutions
• An ownership-driven mindset with a focus on building resilient systems

Nice to have

• Experience with cryptocurrency exchanges, trading protocols, or digital asset markets
• C++ development skills with experience building reliable production systems
• Hands-on experience integrating with centralised cryptocurrency exchanges such as Binance, Deribit, or OKX
• Experience working with cloud technologies such as AWS or GCP

What we offer

• A performance-based bonus structure enabling all employees to benefit from the firm's global profit pool
• 27 paid vacation days plus all UK public holidays
• Daily breakfast and lunch, plus support on commuting expenses
• Private medical insurance, pension scheme, and ClassPass fitness membership
• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events
• International transfer opportunities for global career growth

About Optiver

Optiver's mission is to continuously improve the market by providing liquidity and accurate pricing in various financial instruments across multiple exchanges worldwide, participating in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets.