Amsterdam, Netherlands Remote (City) Full-time

Flow Traders is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, C++

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and worldwide deployment of a central platform used across multiple trading and research teams
  • Participate in a rapid, iterative development cycle with direct feedback from traders or quantitative researchers
  • Build tools and frameworks that enable data-driven strategy development and pricing model tuning
  • Collaborate with engineers, quants, and technical traders to define needs, gather input, and refine system designs
  • Develop software that interfaces with financial exchanges via APIs, handling market data and order submission using protocols like FIX, WebSockets, and HTTP
  • Maintain, extend, and execute test suites to ensure software correctness and reliability
  • Improve exchange connectivity by implementing kernel bypass techniques, optimizing TLS, or refining connection management
  • Analyze exchange behavior to closely mirror their operational patterns in internal systems
  • Develop solutions using exchange-provided SDKs in C++, Rust, Python, or TypeScript
  • Code trading algorithms based on specifications from traders and quantitative analysts
  • Develop domain expertise in trading systems to accurately interpret business requirements into technical implementations
  • Enhance the performance, stability, and reliability of the core trading engine
  • Work with the Trading Operations team to strengthen system monitoring and observability
  • Diagnose and fix live production issues including crashes, logic errors, and performance constraints
  • Support release preparation and deployment of new versions of the trading engine

Compensation

Competitive salary, annual discretionary profit share, and comprehensive benefits

Work Arrangement

Remote — Amsterdam

Team

Collaborative, non-hierarchical environment with small-company feel and global mobility opportunities

Other

  • Competitive salary
  • Annual discretionary profit share
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Thorough onboarding
  • Ongoing access to Flow Academy
  • Latest technology
  • Collaborative, non-hierarchical culture
  • Small-company feel
  • Global rotations across offices worldwide
About company
Flow Traders

Flow Traders is a global liquidity provider and market maker, driving transparency and efficiency in financial markets. The firm continuously provides stable liquidity across global exchanges and trading platforms, operating 24 hours a day.

With deep expertise in ETPs, fixed income, FX, and digital assets, Flow Traders leverages cutting-edge technology and risk management to enhance market efficiency. The company is committed to innovation and operates in highly competitive financial markets.

Founded in Amsterdam in 2004, Flow Traders has expanded globally with offices in Europe, the U.S., and Asia-Pacific. The company completed its IPO on Euronext Amsterdam in 2015 and continues to grow its strategic footprint.

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