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Quantitative Developer

Optiver
Amsterdam, Netherlandsfull_timePosted 29 May 2026

About the role

<p></p> <p> </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1">Join our Trading Technology team in Amsterdam, where you’ll build real-time data systems that directly support Optiver’s trading strategies and market insights. As a\ Quant Developer, you’ll focus on creating scalable, high-performance platforms for real-time analytics, enabling traders to make precise, data-driven decisions across various products. At Optiver, technology drives our approach to market-making—whether optimizing for low latency response times or processing massive data volumes with efficiency, even in extreme market conditions. This role offers the chance to tackle complex technical challenges in a dynamic environment, collaborating closely with traders and researchers to advance smarter, more effective trading practices that keep Optiver at the forefront of the industry.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="808"><strong>Who we are</strong></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1331">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. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1894"><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1911">You’ll be focused on addressing complex challenges in real-time data analytics in high throughput data environments for trading. As a Senior Software Engineer in the Trading Technology team, you’ll develop and optimize scalable systems for data processing and analytics that handle vast volumes of market data. Your work will ensure low-latency data pipelines, high-throughput compute, and robust algorithms—essential for reliability and speed in our trading decision making</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2413"><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2438">Develop scalable, reliable data systems that support real-time analytics for trading and large-scale historical analysis</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2563">Partner closely with traders and researchers to deliver actionable insights and meet dynamic data needs across ingestion, storage, and real-time processing</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2723">Drive the development of our data lake and analytics frameworks, enabling immediate access to live and historical data</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos=&quo

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