Market Data Professional - Remote Opportunity
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced Market Data Professional remote who understands how market data is produced, distributed, and consumed inside trading systems. This role is not about vendor coordination alone. You are expected to understand how data moves from exchanges and vendors into internal systems, how it is used by traders and researchers, and what breaks when things go wrong. You will work closely with trading, development, and infrastructure teams to make sure market data is reliable, appropriate for its use case, and correctly governed.
What You'll Do
- Ownership & coordination of the full lifecycle of market data: sourcing, delivery, normalization, storage, and consumption.
- Maintain a clear understanding of how market data feeds into trading systems, research platforms, and downstream processes.
- Investigate data issues across vendors, feeds, internal pipelines, and consuming systems.
- Act as the point of escalation for market data problems that impact trading or research.
- Work directly with traders and developers to understand how data is used, not just what data is requested.
- Translate trading requirements into concrete market data solutions.
- Push back on data requests when latency, quality, licensing, or cost does not align with the actual use case.
- Help teams understand data limitations, edge cases, and failure scenarios.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in Market Data, Trading Technology, Data Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Direct experience working with exchange data and market data vendors.
- Strong understanding of how market data is used in automated trading and research systems.
- Strong understanding of different data types & nuances in data quality.
- Working knowledge of SQL and Python for analysis, validation, or automation.
Nice to Have
- Experience with latency and sequencing issues.
- Familiarity with data gaps, corrections, and quality problems.
- Understanding of symbology and corporate actions.
What We Offer
- A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry.
- The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.
- 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.
- 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, and Friday afternoon drinks.
- Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.
This Market Data Professional remote role at Optiver offers a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative environment with competitive pay and extensive benefits.
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