Quantitative Engineer - Credit

Optiver is seeking a Quantitative Engineer specializing in the US corporate bond and credit derivative markets to join the greenfield buildout of our systematic credit trading business. Our Quantitative Engineers lead large technical projects, help set the direction for our trading infrastructure, and leverage technology to enable business success. The credit engineering team works closely with researchers and traders to design a system for trading bonds, fixed income ETFs, and other credit derivative products. What you’ll do In this role you will be building out functionality across simulation, research, and production systems. As a Quantitative Engineer, your key responsibilities include: • Helping establish the vision and technical direction for major credit trading initiatives • Designing, developing, supporting, and maintaining large portions of our credit trading infrastructure, including request for quote (RFQ) trading platforms, create/redeem platforms, portfolio trading systems, order management systems (OMS), and execution management systems (EMS) • Contributing to our pricing, researching and trading models that power our market-making and proprietary trading strategies • Collaborating deeply with traders and researchers to directly solve the trading problem and build the business • Being a part of 0 to 1 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. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets. In addition, you’ll receive: • The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries • Highly competitive compensation package • Global profit-sharing pool and performance-based bonus structure • Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems • 401(k) match up to 50% and fully paid health insurance • 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays • Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more Who you are