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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 29 days Optiver 's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Optiver 's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Optiver
- high 127 stale, 3 reposted of 168 open
- Hiring momentum
- 222 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Optiver 's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Optiver .
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer on the China Options team, you will set architectural direction and deliver well-engineered code for Optiver's trading systems. Your role involves collaborating with engineers, traders, and researchers to innovate and maintain the infrastructure that supports high-performance automated trading. You will focus on solving complex problems and optimizing systems for low-latency performance in a fast-paced environment.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Optiver as an employer.
What you need
- At least 3 years’ work experience as a Software Engineer
- Experience with large scale server side development
- Experience in high-throughput, low-latency system optimisations
- Experience with making architectural recommendations on IT solutions
- Curiosity about trading and its business impact
- Natural problem solver
Worth weighing
- Fast-paced environment with direct impact on trading
- No specific technologies or tools mentioned, indicating flexibility in tech stack
- Focus on collaboration with traders for quick feedback and development cycles
Summarised from Optiver 's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Optiver on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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