Optiver
Software Engineer - Research Platform
$200K
Chicago, Illinois, United States · Full-time · Posted Jan 22, 2026
About the job
Build and improve Optiver’s research computing platform, enabling global teams to orchestrate large-scale simulations and model training.
What you'll do
- Develop features and improve performance across orchestration, job scheduling, cluster management, and big-data processing.
- Build and evolve a managed compute and data platform focused on scale and reliability.
- Integrate technologies into research workflows and collaborate with traders, researchers, and engineers.
What they ask for
- Experience leading large-scale engineering projects.
- Strong engineering instincts and deep computer science fundamentals.
- Experience with distributed systems.
- Expertise in Python.
Nice to have
- Experience with C, C++, or Rust.
- Experience with GPUs and the CUDA ecosystem.
Pay
$200,000 — $200,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Rust, C, C++, GPUs, CUDA
AI focus
Supports research workflows including model training; no specific AI development work is stated.
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