Engineering Manager - Research Engineering

As an Engineering Manager in Flow Traders' Research Engineering department, you lead the people and delivery side of a team that conducts applied research with quants to deliver trading models and research platforms. You partner closely with technical leads who own architecture and hands-on execution. You are measured on the engineers you develop and the outcomes your team delivers, spending the large majority of your time leading people and managing delivery.

What you'll do

• Own the roadmap: manage priorities, planning, and sequencing of work in line with company goals.
• Develop your engineers: own career planning, promotions, coaching, and structured, continuous performance management.
• Plan and build the team: lead hiring, headcount planning, and resource allocation aligned with the team's roadmap and the firm's priorities.
• Cultivate a healthy team: actively manage culture, morale, and productivity, and address conflict early and constructively.
• Lead with rhythm: hold regular one-on-ones, give clear and timely feedback, and invest in team building.
• Translate technical and business requirements into clear delivery plans, identifying dependencies with other teams and risks upfront.
• Act as the liaison between Engineering, Trading, and Quant teams to design and roll out new products.
• Drive delivery predictability: track progress against plan, manage risk and scope trade-offs, and report status clearly to stakeholders.
• Continuously improve delivery processes and team velocity.
• Ensure alignment: keep your team's work connected to organisational goals and delivery timelines, collaborating closely with Tech Leads and Staff Engineers on research and technical direction.

What you bring

• Strong people-leadership skills: coaching, feedback, conflict resolution, and building an environment in which engineers thrive.
• Strong project management skills: experience building roadmaps, sequencing work, managing dependencies and risk, and driving delivery predictability in a fast-moving environment.
• A technical or research background sufficient to earn the respect of the engineers you manage and to engage credibly in technical discussions.
• Demonstrated experience leading, growing, and managing the performance of applied researchers and software engineers.
• A track record of delivering applied research through a team, balancing scope, quality, and timelines.
• Sound judgment in hiring and developing talent.
• Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including experience managing cross-functional stakeholders such as Trading and Quant teams.
• Based in Amsterdam, or willing to relocate.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and annual discretionary profit share.
• Flow Academy and opportunities to attend domain-related conferences.
• Daily catered lunch, great coffee, and a fully stocked kitchen and snack bar.
• In-house gym and sessions with a nutritionist or personal trainer.
• Bi-weekly massages.
• In-house bar and lounge with arcade, table tennis, billiards, and game consoles.
• Company boat.
• Annual company trip and a variety of events throughout the year.
• Global rotations across offices worldwide.

About Flow Traders

Flow Traders creates conditions for high-performing people to do their best work through thorough onboarding, access to Flow Academy, latest technology, and a collaborative, non-hierarchical culture. The firm maintains a close-knit, small-company feel while offering competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.