Site Reliability Engineer

Who you are

You have a strong background in systems engineering and a passion for maintaining high-performance systems — your experience includes deploying, monitoring, and improving the reliability of complex infrastructures. You thrive in environments where quick decision-making is essential, and you have a decisive nature that helps you tackle challenges head-on. Your engineering mindset drives you to seek simple solutions to complex problems, ensuring that systems remain reliable even under extreme market conditions. You are comfortable working with distributed systems and have a keen understanding of how to balance innovation with reliability. Your proactive approach to problem-solving and your ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams make you a valuable asset in a fast-paced trading environment.

Desirable

Experience with high-throughput dataflows and data analysis is a plus, as is familiarity with low-latency trading algorithms. A background in financial technology or trading systems will help you understand the unique challenges of this role. You are also encouraged to bring any additional skills that could enhance the team's capabilities, such as knowledge of cloud infrastructure or advanced monitoring tools.

What you'll do

As a Site Reliability Engineer at Optiver, you will be responsible for deploying and maintaining our in-house trading systems, ensuring they operate reliably across 50+ global exchanges. Your role will involve monitoring system performance and implementing improvements to enhance scalability and reliability. You will work closely with the Production Engineering team to analyze system performance and identify areas for optimization. Your contributions will directly impact our trading activities, as you will ensure that our systems can handle high volumes of transactions efficiently. You will also play a key role in incident management, swiftly resolving any issues that arise to minimize downtime and maintain optimal functioning. Your work will involve collaborating with software engineers to implement best practices for reliability and performance, and you will be expected to stay up-to-date with industry trends and technologies that can enhance our systems.

What we offer

At Optiver, you will be part of a dynamic team that values innovation and collaboration. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, along with opportunities for professional growth and development. You will have the chance to work in a state-of-the-art environment that prioritizes technological independence and fosters a culture of continuous improvement. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion means that you will be part of a team that values different perspectives and experiences. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we believe that diverse teams build better products.