Who you are

• Strong Linux systems engineering experience in production environments

• Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes on-prem (not only managed cloud offerings)

• Experience with:

  • Rancher

  • Cilium or other CNI technologies

  • ArgoCD (GitOps workflows)

  • Terraform

  • CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions

• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (L2/L3, routing, firewalls, load balancing)

• Experience troubleshooting performance issues across kernel, container and network layers

• Production mindset with experience in incident response and post-mortem driven improvements

Nice to have

• Experience building monitoring stacks (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana)

• Experience with Kubernetes security controls (network policies, RBAC, policy engines)

• Knowledge of low-latency or performance-sensitive environments

• Experience contributing to internal platform tooling

No prior trading or financial experience is needed our onboarding program will kick-start your career at Optiver and support you in gaining all the relevant knowledge about our business.

Who we are
At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

What you'll get
Youll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where youll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, youll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, youll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool.
• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.
• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities.
• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.

Please note:

• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role
• We cannot accept applications via email

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