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Software Engineer – Developer Tooling

OptiverLondon, England, United Kingdom

1 day ago

Job type

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Job description

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Optiver is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Developer Excellence team in London, with a focus on building the tools and platforms that power developer workflows. This role will play a critical part in creating a high-quality developer environment — from IDEs and plugins to AI assistants — that enhances how our engineers write, test, and run code every day.

We’re looking for a strong engineer with a passion for improving developer experience, an awareness of modern tooling and workflows, and a track record of identifying and implementing high-impact productivity improvements. You’ll join a growing global team on a mission to improve every part of the developer experience at Optiver.

What you’ll do :

Drive the adoption of consistent development environments across languages and teams, with an emphasis on reproducibility, and fast onboarding
Explore and support the integration of AI-assisted tools, such as code generation and AI coding agents
Contribute to the evolution and ownership of our source code platform and its surrounding ecosystem, building and maintaining new integrations and automations
Define and build metrics that help us measure and understand developer productivity, and use these insights to guide future work
Create and support integrations with documentation systems and code search tools to help developers find the information they need quickly
Build and maintain tooling that simplify day-to-day development at Optiver and make iteration faster and more seamless — including IDE extensions, command-line tools, and container-based workflows
Partner with development teams to identify friction in their workflows and design solutions that simplify their setup, improve iteration speed, and enhance productivity
Stay current with industry trends and emerging tools in the developer experience space, helping guide our adoption of best-in-class solutions

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 :

A competitive remuneration package, including a performance-based bonus structure

27 paid vacation days plus all UK public holidays

Daily breakfast and lunch, along with support on commuting expenses

Private medical insurance, pension scheme, and ClassPass fitness membership

Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events

International transfer opportunities for global career growth

Who you are :

Have strong engineering instincts and a deep understanding of computer science fundamentals

Experienced writing software in Python with a proven ability to deliver scalable, reliable, high-quality code, and experience across other languages like C++ and C#

Skilled in building developer-facing tools such as IDE extensions (e.g. for VSCode), command-line utilities, and internal developer platforms

Has supported the integration of AI-assisted development tools into real developer workflows

Familiar with source code platforms like GitHub and has built tooling and workflows with them to improve developer experience

Experienced in defining, capturing, and leveraging developer productivity metrics to inform priorities and measure impact

Who we are :

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. We tackle the toughest problems, challenge the status quo, and always aim for excellence. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

What You'll Get

In addition, you’ll receive :

A competitive remuneration package, including a performance-based bonus structure.

27 paid vacation days plus all UK public holidays.

Daily breakfast and lunch, along with support on commuting expenses.

Private medical insurance, pension scheme, and ClassPass fitness membership.

Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.

International transfer opportunities for global career growth.

Diversity statement :

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruiter team via recruitment@optiver.com.

Kindly note that we do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

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