Flow Traders is seeking an experienced C++ Software Engineer to join our Trading Engine Team in Amsterdam. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with traders and quantitative analysts to design, implement, and optimize trading strategies that define the core business of Flow Traders. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business. We value quick-witted, creative minds and challenge them to make full use of their capacities.
As part of our team, you will collaborate with Trading Operations to enhance the monitorability of our trading engine, ensuring high availability, stability, and performance. You will also play a key role in investigating production issues and proactively refining our trading infrastructure. You will work in a collaborative environment on impactful work, using cutting-edge technology and utilizing modern tools and techniques to push the boundaries of low-latency trading.
Some of the technologies we use in the development process
We do not expect prior experience with all of these technologies, but familiarity is a plus:
- C++20 (Primary language)
- Clang 17 (Compiler)
- Python 3.9
- CMake (Build system), familiarity with Bazel is a plus
- Git (Version control)
- Google Test (Testing framework)
- Bitbucket (Code review system)
- Debian Linux (Operating system)
- Bamboo (Continuous integration system)
- Ansible (Deployment automation)
- Prometheus (Monitoring)
What you will do
- Develop and implement trading algorithms based on requirements from traders and quants.
- Collaborate closely with traders and quants to translate business needs into efficient, high-performance code.
- 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 such as crashes, unexpected business logic behavior, and performance bottlenecks.
- Prepare for releases and deployments of new trading engine versions.
What You Need to Succeed
- 4+ years of professional experience with C++.
- Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Experience with the full software development lifecycle.
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
- Be proactive in bringing ideas and solutions to the table.
- Relevant experience with unit and regression testing.
- Strong knowledge of computer architecture and memory subsystems.
- Experience with Linux-based development environments.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively with traders, quants, and other stakeholders.
- Experience with backtesting and machine learning techniques in trading is a plus.
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.
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