NLFPGA Engineer
OptiverAmsterdam
Why this is on the board
The work itself, building trading systems in hardware for a market maker, does not tackle a societal problem: the leverage here lies in the salary, which with a profit-dependent bonus is usually considerably higher than in most technical jobs. If you consistently give a large share of it to charities that demonstrably achieve a lot per euro, you can pay for the work of several people at such organisations each year, though that only works if you really keep up the giving.
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About the role
At Optiver, we pride ourselves on being real Engineers, not just coders. Our Engineers work closely with Traders to identify the business problems we face and determine how they should be solved. We apply a disciplined and scientific approach to engineer simple, well-architected solutions that meet the dynamic needs of our traders. Our passion is to solve problems which really matter to the business, and we take great pride in the quality of our solutions.
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