Tech Lead - Data Systems

Join Optiver as a Tech Lead - Data Systems

Optiver is seeking a Tech Lead for Data Systems to join our dynamic team in Amsterdam. As a Tech Lead, you will be at the forefront of developing and leading a team focused on data, research, and trading platforms that directly influence our trading strategies. This role is pivotal in setting the technical direction and fostering a collaborative culture within the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership and Development: Balance leadership responsibilities with hands-on technical development. Set strategic directions for major business initiatives and take ownership of the technical vision.
• Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders across the company to solve data challenges from ingestion to utilization.
• Mentorship: Mentor a vibrant team of developers, promoting a culture of learning and innovation.
• Framework Refinement: Continually refine our frameworks to manage growing data volumes efficiently and accurately.
• Global Synergy: Facilitate synergy across global teams to maintain a cohesive technology strategy.
• Technical Solutions: Lead by example in crafting scalable and efficient technological solutions, ensuring operational excellence in all aspects of data handling.

Current Team Initiatives

• Creating and managing a data lake sourced from internal and external systems, enabling comprehensive data analysis.
• Partnering with traders and researchers to develop datasets that support both historical insights and real-time data feeds through innovative batch and stream processing.
• Evolving frameworks that allow end-users to easily manipulate and extend data within the data lake.
• Handling large-scale data collection, storage, and processing to fuel advanced algorithmic trading strategies.
• Developing high-performance trading algorithms that leverage both historical and real-time market data.
• Integrating machine learning models with trading algorithms to boost predictive accuracy.

Who You Are

• Experience: 3+ years in leading development teams and fostering innovative thinking.
• Technical Expertise: Expertise in designing and refining data platforms, with experience in C++, C#, and Python.
• Operational Excellence: Commitment to upholding high standards of operational excellence and making informed decisions based on technical fundamentals.
• Collaborative Spirit: A collaborative spirit, working effectively with business and technical teams to achieve shared goals.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with big data solutions, Linux containerization, and research frameworks.
• Experience with Pandas, Polars, PyArrow, Kafka, PostgreSQL, DeltaTable, or AWS.
• Background in trading and financial markets.

What You'll Get

• The chance to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.
• A performance-based bonus structure that is unmatched in the industry.
• Great secondary benefits such as 25 paid vacation days, fully paid first-class commuting expenses, training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, breakfast and lunch facilities, sports and leisure activities, Friday afternoon drinks, and even weekly in-house chair massages.
• Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary.

Are you ready to further your career on one of the most dynamic and exciting trading floors in Europe? Apply now to join Optiver as a Tech Lead - Data Systems.