C++ / Rust Developer - High-Frequency Trading

As a C++ / Rust Developer in either the Connectivity or Market Making team, you will design and build high-performance systems and plug-ins for order placement or market making infrastructure, around core trading and risk frameworks. Working closely with Quantitative Traders, Researchers and other engineering teams you will build these mainly in Tbricks.

Your work directly impacts trading performance. You will help ensure systems accurately handle risk, process market data, and respond dynamically to changing market conditions. The organization is gradually adopting Rust and FPGA implementation is in the roadmap. Furthermore, they promote a culture of active collaboration, pro-activeness and optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance C++ and (eventually) Rust code with the following purpose:

• The Connectivity team focuses on the order management infrastructure. writing translation layers between internal systems and external execution venues (connectivity team). Data parsing & optimisation, building plugins so different trading desks can execute orders via the Tbricks framework. This involves bare metal programming and FPGA implementation is on the roadmap.

• The Market Making team focuses on building (Tbricks-based) custom plugins for liquidity providers and market-making infrastructure, interfacing with risk systems and trading strategies.

You're expected to:

• Write clean, well-documented, and thoroughly tested code

• Collaborate closely with colleagues from other teams to refine requirements and deliver impactful solutions

• Contribute to architectural decisions and system performance improvements

• Support containerized deployments (Kubernetes) and production environments

• Actively contribute to Agile ways of working, including participating in and potentially facilitating Sprint Planning, Poker Estimations, and Retrospectives

Key Requirements

You're based in, or willing to relocate to, Amsterdam (from within Europe). Sponsorship (extension) can only be offered to candidates already based in The Netherlands.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field

• 4+ years of professional experience in a relevant software engineering environment

• A background in low-latency, parallel or distributed systems.

• Full SDLC experience and comfortable with Agile and sprint planning

Programming Languages / technologies:

• C++: Minimum 3 years of professional experience (core requirement)

• Python and/or Rust: Minimum 2 years of experience (personal, academic, or non-professional experience is acceptable). You should be willing to pick up on Rust, in any case.

• Bare-metal and/or FPGA experience (Connectivity team)

Skills & Mindset:

• You're strong proponent of Rust and an Agile way of working

• Curious, analytical, and solution-oriented mindset

• Clear and effective verbal and written English communication skills

• Collaborative team player who shares knowledge and asks thoughtful questions

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with Tbricks, Kubernetes and/or Jenkins

• Experience with embedded and/or networking

• Experience in HFT / prop trading environments

What's offered

• The chance to set up processes and help shape a global engineering

• Massive autonomy

• High stakes, high reward

• Geography expansion - potential to help open new office locations

• Always optimising - continuous improvement is part of the culture, not a project

• A truly competitive salary, bonus opportunities and 25 holidays. Up to 200k+ OTE is possible for highly seasoned candidates.

• Relocation support and sponsorship (only for candidates currently already based in Europe)

• Hybrid work, with up to 40% (2 days per week) work from home