Software Engineer – Hardware Development

Optiver’s hardware research, development, and manufacturing team, based in Austin, builds some of the world’s fastest and most competitive trading systems. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a software engineer to help develop the OS and software that powers our custom hardware. This role spans everything from low-level hardware integration to collaborating with infrastructure teams that manage production systems and traders who configure them to fit their specific needs. While we primarily use Python and Linux, you’ll also encounter a diverse tech stack including TCL, C, C++, ASM, VHDL, and DSLs across platforms from x64 servers to embedded cores. What you’ll do: As Software Engineer, your key responsibilities include: • Designing and maintaining the OS and software stack behind our trading hardware • Building and supporting Python-based