Trading Tools Software Engineer

As a Trading Tools Software Engineer at Flow Traders, you build the systems that power our global proprietary trading business. You'll develop high-performance software ranging from systems on the critical path (market data reception, order placement) to platforms processing vast amounts of data with exceptional reliability and performance. You work in small, business-aligned teams using agile practices, collaborating closely with traders and quants every day.

What you'll do

• Engineer and evolve a high-performance, distributed trading platform leveraging modern technologies.
• Partner with quants, traders, and business stakeholders to transform complex requirements into innovative, scalable technical solutions.
• Mentor and inspire junior engineers, fostering technical growth, collaboration, and engineering excellence.
• Champion innovation by evaluating emerging technologies and industry trends, driving impactful improvements across the technology stack, and integrating third-party tools and platforms into our systems where they add value.
• Own software quality from end to end by contributing to code reviews, testing, deployment, and adoption, delivering robust, reliable solutions to production.

What you bring

• Professional software development experience with a strongly typed language such as C++, Java, or Rust, with the ability to be productive in any language leveraging AI.
• In-depth understanding of algorithms and data structures.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Strong sense of teamwork and ownership, and willingness to learn new skills.
• Experience using LLM augmented development and rapid prototyping.
• Comfort participating in on-call operations rotation.
• BSc or MSc in Computing Science, Mathematics, or another quantitative field.

Nice to have

• Experience with Kafka, Chronicle Queue, gRPC, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or Helm.
• Previous experience in the trading industry.
• Proficiency in Python.

What we offer

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

About Flow Traders

Flow Traders is a leading proprietary trading firm in Amsterdam where entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology are at the heart of everything we do. We maintain a small-company feel while competing on exchanges around the world, with a collaborative, non-hierarchical culture that gives talented people the tools and support to move fast and drive outcomes.