IT
IT is an integral part of trading at Optiver. We aim to run systems that are the fastest in the market, highly reliable and flexible enough to respond to changing market conditions and business requirements. In order to develop and maintain such high-end systems, we have two IT teams; Development and Operations. Each team is composed of specialists in their field.
Development
Development works with the traders to write software that matches business requirements. Our Developers manage all aspects of the software development life cycle, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, release and production support. These systems cover market connectivity, front-end and server-based trading, risk management, reporting and back office functions. The primary languages our developers use are C++, C# and Python.
Operations
The Operations team is comprised of 3 key areas; Application Management, Infrastructure Management (Technical Support) and Service Desk.
Application Management is responsible for first-level support of trading applications, back office functions and company-wide infrastructure. They aim to ensure the business runs smoothly by liaising closely with all business departments. In particular, Operations supports traders, development and the technical support team. The team is the first port of call for any issues that arise in the normal course of business. They then solve the issue themselves or pass it on to the relevant team.
Technical Support is responsible for Optiver's day-to-day technical infrastructure. The team manages all computers, servers, printers and telephones as well as office and inter-office networks. A key part of their role is to monitor the performance of trading systems to ensure high availability and speed, both of which are crucial for trading.
Together these teams develop and maintain hundreds of applications and processes running daily in Optiver offices, in Europe, The Americas and the Asia Pacific Region.
