Software Engineer AI

WHO WE ARE

Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam with offices in London Chicago Austin New York Sydney Shanghai Hong Kong Singapore Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986 today we are a leading liquidity provider with close to 2000 employees in offices around the world united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing execution and risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital at our own risk trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives cash equities ETFs bonds and foreign currencies.

Optivers Sydney office is one of the primary players within Asian markets trading a range of products. Established in 1996 were an active participant on the Hong Kong Korea Singapore Taiwan and Japan exchanges and act as Optivers APAC head office.

WHAT YOULL DO

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineers to join our dynamic this hands-on role youll design build and deploy sophisticated agents that orchestrate data workflows and decisions across the firm. Youll own the full lifecyclefrom rapid prototyping through production rolloutwhile always tying technical choices back to clear business outcomes. If you can translate strategy into code measure impact in dollars (or hours saved) and thrive in a fast-moving environment we want to meet you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop robust AI agents using Python.

• Integrate AI solutions with existing enterprise systems.

• Understand the landscape of 3rd party models their strengths and weaknesses.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand user needs and deliver effective agents.

• Maintain a platform for the evaluation of agents.

• Produce high-quality unit-tested code and uphold consistent style and documentation through code reviews and CI/CD practices.

• Troubleshoot and debug AI systems to ensure optimal performance.

WHO YOU ARE

• Bachelorʼs degree in Computer Science AI or related field.

• Deep familiarity with Python 3.x including advanced features (asyncio type hints context managers).

• Solid understanding of software design patterns objectoriented design and modular architecture.

• Excellent knowledge of Python common AI/ML libraries and integration with 3rd party services.

• Some commercial or open source experience in developing AI agents with any of the well-known services.

• Experience with enterprise tools such as Git Confluence and Slack.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a dynamic environment

WHAT YOULL GET

• The chance to work alongside best-in-class professionals.
• Competitive remuneration including an attractive bonus structure and additional leave entitlements.
• Training mentorship and personal development opportunities.
• Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages.
• Daily breakfast lunch and an in-house barista.
• Regular social events including an annual company trip.
• Guided relocation a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed todiversity and inclusion and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

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