C++ Software Engineer - Commodities Technology

About the role

Optiver, a proprietary trading firm and global market maker, is looking for an experienced C++ software engineer to join its commodities technology team in Singapore. You will work closely with the trading desk and build the systems that price, quote and execute in commodity markets, as well as the data, research and backtesting infrastructure behind systematic strategies.

Key responsibilities

• Work with commodities traders and quant researchers to turn their objectives into robust software systems.
• Build the research and backtesting infrastructure, turning ideas into production-ready systems.
• Design and implement performance-sensitive trading components where latency matters.
• Contribute to the architecture of the commodities trading platform, keeping it reliable, testable and low-latency.
• Test and deploy code frequently and iterate closely with the desk on engineering and research workflows.

Required profile

• At least 3 years of experience as a software engineer on distributed, low-latency or data- and research-heavy systems.
• Solid grounding in computer science fundamentals: operating systems, data structures, algorithms and concurrency.
• Nice to have: prior experience at an electronic trading firm, or working knowledge of derivative trading fundamentals.

Required skills

• Strong C++, with a good understanding of modern C++ and its performance characteristics.
• Familiarity with a scripting language such as Python for tooling, research workflows and automation.
• Nice to have: proficiency with Spark and Databricks, and exposure to quantitative research infrastructure or data pipelines.

What we offer

• A performance-based bonus tied to a global profit pool.
• Training, mentorship, internal mobility and daily breakfast and lunch.
• Gym membership, regular in-house chair massages and social events.
• A company-wide weekend trip every two years.