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As a Performance Researcher, you will improve trading execution by studying the end-to-end path from exchange market data, through our low-latency trading systems, network and carrier infrastructure, and broker systems, to exchange responses and fills. Your main responsibilities will include: \nYou will combine quantitative analysis, systems knowledge, and experimentation to understand complex system behavior and improve real execution outcomes.\n\nAnalyze large-scale market, order, system, and network data to reconstruct the full order lifecycle and identify factors affecting latency, reliability, order responses, and fill outcomes.\n\nDevelop hypotheses and design experiments; use black-box analysis and partial or indirect observations to understand complex systems with limited observability.\n\nBuild analyses, prototypes, performance metrics, and monitoring tools, and measure the production impact of changes.\n\nTranslate findings into engineering and connectivity priorities, working closely with traders, software and hardware engineers, network and infrastructure teams, brokers, and other external partners.\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\nTo succeed in this role, you'll need to have the below skills and experience: \nStrong scientific and critical-thinking skills, with a rigorous approach to measurement, experimentation, and data interpretation.\n\nDeep expertise in at least one of the following:\nLow-latency or electronic trading systems and exchange connectivity.\n\nBroker or exchange technology, including trading gateways, market data, or core trading systems.\n\nLinux, computer architecture, or system-level performance.\n\nHigh-performance networking, telecom carriers, or low-latency connectivity, with a strong understanding of networking fundamentals such as TCP/UDP, multicast, packet-level behavior, kernel-bypass technologies, etc.\n\nStrong Python and data-analysis skills, with experience analysing event, time-series, system-log, or network data.\n\nFamiliarity with C++, packet analysis, performance profiling is an advantage.\n\nAble to reason from partial or noisy data, form testable hypotheses, and infer system behavior from limited observations.\n\nAble to work autonomously, communicate complex findings clearly, and prioritize practical impact.\n\nExperience with Chinese exchanges, broker infrastructure, trading-system vendors, or carrier networks is highly valued.\n\nWHAT YOU’LL GET:\nThe chance to work alongside best-in-class professionals\n\nTraining, mentorship and personal development opportunities\n\nCompetitive compensation package, office breakfast, lunch, snacks etc.\n\nSponsored gym membership, sports and leisure activities, plus weekly in-house chair massages\n\nRegular social events, clubs and Friday afternoon drinks\n\nDIVERSITY STATEMENT\nOptiver is committed to diversity and inclusion, and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.\nQuestions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at .\nPRIVACY DISCLAIMER\nOptiver 重视个人信息的保护。请您在提供个人信息给我们之前，认真阅读Optiver China Privacy Notice, 了解我们如何收集及处理您的个人信息。\nPersonal information protection is of utmost importance to Optiver. 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