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About the Role

Software Engineers at Flow Traders provide a competitive edge by equipping Researchers and Traders with essential information and capabilities for sound business decisions. C++ is critical in our event-driven trading systems, designed to reliably handle vast data amounts at ultra-low latencies. As a C++ Engineer, you will build systems for analyzing and trading tens of thousands of products across hundreds of global venues daily. You will collaborate with Technologists, Quantitative Researchers, and Traders to guide the development and optimization of our in-house trading technology for market-leading performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and global rollout of our Core platform used in multiple business/focus groups (Market data, Quantitative research, Pricing, Strategies)
Participate in a fast-paced iterative development process, deploying and validating deliverables with traders or quants
Develop tools and frameworks to deliver capabilities for tuning and developing data-driven systematic pricing and trading strategies
Collaborate with focus group engineers, Quants, and Technical traders to refine requirements, collect feedback, and iterate on design and implementation
Write software that communicates with exchanges through their APIs, receiving market data and sending orders over the network using various protocols (FIX, Websocket, HTTP)
Ensure software quality using, maintaining, and extending a set of testing suites
Optimize exchange communication through kernel bypass, TLS optimization, or connection handling
Research exchange behavior to align our behavior accordingly
Implement solutions using provided exchange SDKs in C++, Rust, Python, Typescript
Implement trading algorithms based on requirements from traders and quants
Acquire and develop trading knowledge to translate requirements into software implementation
Continuously improve the stability, reliability, and performance of the trading engine
Enhance monitoring and observability in collaboration with the Trading Operations team
Investigate and resolve production issues including crashes, unexpected business logic behavior, and performance bottlenecks
Prepare for releases and deployments of new trading engine versions

Requirements

BSc, MSc, or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics or equivalent
5+ years post-graduation professional C++ software development experience (proprietary trading industry preferred)
Ability to write clean, reliable, and highly scalable code
Good knowledge of algorithms and data structures
Experience in parallel, asynchronous, and multithreaded programming
Interest in achieving maximum performance from available hardware and software
Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical business colleagues

Skills

C++
FIX
Websocket
HTTP
Rust
Python
Typescript
Algorithms
Data Structures
Parallel programming
Asynchronous programming
Multithreaded programming

Location

Amsterdam

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
5+ years

Education Level

Benefits

Thorough onboarding
Ongoing access to Flow Academy
Competitive salary
Annual discretionary profit share
Comprehensive benefits
Opportunities to attend domain-related conferences
Daily catered lunch
Great coffee
Fully stocked kitchen and snack bar
In-house Bar and Lounge with arcade, table tennis, billiards, and game consoles
Company boat
In-house gym and sessions with our nutritionist or personal trainer
Bi-weekly massages
Annual company trip
Variety of events throughout the year
Global rotations across our offices worldwide

About the Company

Flow Traders is a leading global electronic market maker, operating at the forefront of the financial industry.
We create the conditions for hard-working, high-performing people to do their best work.
We maintain a collaborative, non-hierarchical culture.
We offer a close-knit, small-company feel while operating globally.

Equal Opportunity

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.