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• Company

  Optiver Holding BV

• Location

  Netherlands-North-Holland

• Compensation

  excellent

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  16 Nov 2009

• eFC Ref no

  488466

Location

Amsterdam

Who we are
Optiver is a rapidly growing proprietary trading firm, with offices in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. We focus on electronic market making and arbitrage activities in a wide variety of products including derivatives, stocks and bonds.  We trade with our own money and at our own risk.

Our business covers 5 continents, 20 countries and each of the world’s major economic time zones. With more than 500 employees worldwide, our culture is one of our most valuable resources: we are young at heart, strongly results-driven, open and informal, team-based, ambitious and exceedingly flexible.

Although market making and arbitrage are our core activities, we rely heavily on our IT expertise and excellent Business Operations support in order to achieve the highest success with the lowest risk possible.

We focus exclusively on screen trading, so our IT development is as vital to our growth as the skill of our traders. Through teamwork and commitment, our IT teams partner with our traders to reach optimal performance levels.

We recognise that only the very latest hardware and software will ensure fast and reliable connections with option exchanges worldwide. Our success is the result of our continuous attention to innovation, and we aim to always stay ahead of the technology curve.

What you’ll do

Design, construct and support our trading support systems using mainly C++ and C#. In close contact with our traders, you’ll respond to their needs for solutions with generous budgets and use of the latest technology.

As a senior member of the development team, you’ll develop applications in WindowsTM, Linux, and with C# and/or C++. You should have strong object-oriented design skills and the ability to solve complex technical problems. With creativity and vision, you’ll develop business-critical solutions and be expected to handle continuous change and diverse challenges.

What we need

• Five+ years as a proven IT developer;
• Knowledge, experience and a good track record of working in C++ and/or C#;
• A bachelor’s degree, preferably in IT Engineering or Information Systems;
• A good team player and communicator who enjoys creative freedom and independence;
• The ambition to grow through experience, training and on-the-job development.
• Knowing the financial sector is a plus, but certainly not a requirement.

What you’ll get

At Optiver, we understand that our staff is our most important asset. In addition, today’s skills shortage means attracting and retaining the best employees is more important than ever. As a result, we provide a highly attractive compensation package to ensure that we can employ and hold on to the very best people.

Just imagine: 30 days’ holiday, fully paid first-class commuting expenses, a premium-free pension, great bonuses, training opportunities, relocation packages, discounts on health insurance, breakfast and lunch facilities, Friday-afternoon drinks and even in-house chair massages. In addition, we offer the opportunity to work in the US or Australia.

Interested?

Apply directly via the Solliciteer Online button. Please provide us with a CV and letter of motivation in English. 

For more information contact Benoit Monsavoir on +31 (0)20 708 7000

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