Platform engineering at Optiver: building end-to-end trading infrastructure
Discover how Optiver’s platform engineers design, build and scale end-to-end trading infrastructure while solving complex technical challenges in a fast-paced environment.
Platform engineering, end to end: a conversation with Pat Cooney AI Engineering May 6, 2026 We sat down with Pat Cooney, Head of Platform Engineering, to talk about what Platform Engineering means here and where agentic AI fits into the picture. Pat has spent over a decade at Optiver across markets, regions, and roles. In one sentence, what is Platform Engineering? It’s the foundation we build the business on, and that everyone uses every day to be productive and to deliver continuous improvement across our trading. Why does that matter more now than it did, say, five years ago?…
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