What You'll Do

We’re seeking a senior/staff/principal level engineer to join our Sydney team. The Production Software Engineering team is responsible for all infrastructure, systems, tooling, and workflows that enable our engineers to deploy, operate, and observe our vast network of highly specialised and performance‑sensitive trading systems. This team occupies a wide intersection of stakeholders across the business from operations to development, specifically focusing on scaling up change, increasing robustness, and reducing friction. Your contributions have the potential to directly enable a faster and safer innovation cycle for Optiver.

- Our Production engineers develop solutions using a mix of third‑party and in‑house technologies, owning their changes end‑to‑end, including understanding the business problem, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring. You will work closely with your team to support them on delivery where you see fit, such as requirements, architecture, or implementation.

Who You Are

You’re a systems‑minded engineer who thrives at the intersection of software, infrastructure, and operations. You’re passionate about enabling fast, safe change — and understand the value of clear standards, scalable workflows, and high‑trust automation in a production context. You must have:

- Extensive experience in software engineering, particularly designing and delivering systems at scale
- Deep knowledge of software systems, operating environments, and how distributed applications run in production
- A strong improvement mindset,



with the ability to simplify complex systems and reduce operational friction

Beneficial, though not required

- Proficiency in Python
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, configuration management tools, and modern web frameworks
- Experience working in trading or other high‑performance, low‑latency environments

What You'll Get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high‑performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In return for your expertise, you will be offered a market-competitive salary package as well as access to a range of Optiver perks, including:

- The chance to work alongside best‑in‑class professionals
- Competitive remuneration and additional leave entitlements
- Training, mentorship, and personal development opportunities
- Gym membership plus weekly in‑house chair massages
- Daily breakfast, lunch, and an in‑house barista
- Regular social events, including a company trip every two years

Diversity & Inclusion

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion, and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

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📌 Production Software Engineer - Senior/Staff/Principal (City of Sydney)
🏢 Optiver
📍 City of Sydney