Optiver
Software Engineer - Research Platform
Austin, Texas, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2025
About the job
Build and improve Optiver’s research compute and data platform, enabling global teams to run large-scale simulations and model training reliably and efficiently.
What you'll do
- Develop features and improve performance across orchestration, job scheduling, cluster management, and big-data services.
- Build and evolve a managed compute and data platform for scale and reliability using Python and Rust.
- 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 understanding of computer science fundamentals.
- Experience in distributed systems.
- Expertise in Python.
Nice to have
- Experience with C, C++, or Rust.
- Experience working with GPUs and the CUDA ecosystem.
Tools
Python, Rust, C, C++, GPUs, CUDA
AI focus
Supports research workflows involving model training; no specific AI development duties are stated.
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