Senior C++ Software Engineer - Connectivity

Flow Traders is looking for experienced C++ Software Engineer to join our connectivity team in Amsterdam. The ideal candidate is curious, methodical and practical. 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.

At Flow Traders you will work on developing low-latency systems that are used to trade different asset classes (including equities, derivatives, cryptocurrencies) at many venues around the world. We are looking for motivated software engineers that can take ownership of the full software development life cycle. You are expected to take full ownership of the SDLC, including close collaboration with traders to gather, discuss, and clarify requirements; designing and developing solutions; validating and ensuring the quality of deliverables; and deploying and supporting operations in a DevOps environment.

What you will do

Your primarily responsibility will be writing software that communicates with exchanges through their APIs, receiving market data and sending orders over the network in different protocols (variety of proprietary binary protocols) over TCP / UDP. The quality of software is ensured thanks to a set of testing suites, which you are expected to use, maintain and extend.

What you need to succeed

BSc, MSc, or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics or equivalent

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

Ability to write clean, reliable, and highly scalable code

Good knowledge of algorithms and data structures

Experience in parallel, asynchronous, and multithreaded programming

Interest in achieving maximum performance from available hardware and software

Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical business colleagues

What we offer

At Flow Traders, we create the conditions for hard‑working, high‑performing people to do their best work. From a thorough onboarding and ongoing access to Flow Academy, to latest technology and a collaborative, non‑hierarchical culture, we give you the tools, ownership, and support to move fast and drive outcomes. We keep a close‑knit, small‑company feel while offering competitive salary, annual discretionary profit share, and comprehensive benefits, so talent can grow here, and stay here. See our benefits below:

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 and sessions with our nutritionist or personal trainer

Bi-weekly massages

Annual company trip and a variety of events throughout the year, such as the New Years Event

Global rotations across our offices worldwide

and more

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