Flow Traders

Senior Software Engineer, C++

Chicago · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$185k-$225kDetected 2 days ago

TypeScriptPythonRustC++Data StructuresAlgorithmsWebSocketsResearchCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

Flow Traders is looking for Senior C++ Software Engineers to join our growing team in Amsterdam.
Software Engineers at Flow Traders provide us with our competitive edge, equipping Researchers and Traders with the information and capabilities that they need to make sound business decisions.
Teamwork is one of our most important firm values, and end users are never more than a short walk away, guaranteeing short feedback loops and immediate insight into the value that your code provides.

Lead the development and global rollout of our Core platform used in multiple business/focus groups (Market data, Quantitative research, Pricing, Strategies)
Be involved in the development process, which will be a fast-paced iterative process where you deploy your deliverables and validate them yourself and/or together with traders or quants
Develop tools/frameworks to deliver capabilities for tuning/develop data-driven systematic pricing and trading strategies
Work together with focus group engineers, Quants and Technical traders to refine requirements, collect feedback, and iterate on design and implementation of platform requirements
Optimize exchange communication through kernel bypass, optimizing TLS or the connection handling to an exchange
Implement these solutions using the provided exchange SDKs in different languages such as C++, Rust, Python, Typescript
Implement trading algorithms based on requirements provided by traders and quants
Acquire and develop the necessary trading knowledge to successfully translate the requirements into actual software implementation

5+ years post-graduation professional C++ software development experience (proprietary trading industry preferred)

When it comes to salary, Flow Traders uses reliable market research to create base ranges.
We also consider ourselves one global team, and to demonstrate that, all employees are eligible to share in the company's success through an annual discretionary variable remuneration allocated based on company, group and individual performance and contribution.

At Flow Traders, we acknowledge the importance of open and transparent communication whether it be with our employees, our stakeholders, or our local and global communities.

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