NLOptiver
Amsterdam
Graduate FPGA Engineer (2027 Start)
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
The work itself, making trading systems a few nanoseconds faster, helps no one directly; the leverage is in the salary, which at trading firms like Optiver quickly rises well above an ordinary starting salary through…
Software engineeringEntry levelFPGA Engineer
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
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…
Software engineeringMid levelAI Engineer
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
The work itself is about trading systems, not a societal problem.
Software engineeringMid levelSoftware Engineer - Automated Trading Systems
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
The work itself, trading software for a market maker, does not solve an urgent problem; the leverage lies in the salary and the shared profit pool, which at Optiver can come out well above an ordinary developer job.
Software engineeringMid levelPrincipal Data Engineer
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
The work itself, the internal data infrastructure of a trading firm, touches none of the problems on this board.
DataSoftware engineeringSeniorData Center Engineering Lead - Europe
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
The work itself touches none of the problems this board is about; the leverage lies entirely in the salary, with profit sharing that Optiver itself calls unmatched in the industry.
ManagementOperationsSeniorSenior Data Engineer
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
The work itself helps no one outside Optiver: you build data infrastructure for the internal departments of a trading house, so the leverage is in the salary and the profit-sharing bonus.
DataSoftware engineeringSeniorData Center Engineer
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
The work itself, maintaining servers and cabling for a trading firm, does not solve an urgent problem; the leverage is in the income, because Optiver pays bonuses from a shared profit pool that can come out well above…
EngineeringMid levelSoftware Engineer - Research Infrastructure
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
This work mainly serves Optiver's own trading: you build the systems the company uses to test and run trading strategies.
Software engineeringMid levelQuantitative Developer - Pricing Data
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
Working on pricing data for a trading firm does not in itself solve an urgent problem.
Software engineeringMid levelSoftware engineer - Real-Time Pricing
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
The work itself helps no one outside Optiver: you build pricing systems for derivatives trading.
Software engineeringMid levelSoftware Engineer - Talent Tooling
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
The work itself, recruitment software for a trading firm, helps no one outside Optiver.
Software engineeringMid levelRF Systems Engineer
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
This work on radio links for a trading firm does not solve an urgent problem itself: the leverage lies only in what you earn and give away.
Software engineeringEngineeringMid levelData Engineer - Trading
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
The work itself does not touch an urgent problem: you build data pipelines for a trading firm.
Software engineeringDataMid levelEnterprise Corporate Engineering Lead
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
This work does not itself address a pressing global problem.
Software engineeringManagementSeniorGraduate Quantitative Researcher (2027 Start)
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
The work itself, trading on financial markets, does not solve any of the world's problems.
Software engineeringResearchEntry levelEuropean Bonds Trader / German Bunds Trader
OptiverAmsterdamOn site in the Netherlands
The work itself, trading German government bonds, does not solve any social problem; the leverage lies in the income.
FinanceMid level
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