Team Lead C++ (Trading systems)

We are looking for a C++ Team Lead to join our team in Amsterdam office. In this role, you will be responsible for leading one of the company’s key teams — the Trading Systems team, which plays a crucial role in the company’s core operations. You will help to develop and optimize trading systems for various markets and work closely with the engineers and software developers. This position requires a lot of technical research and working closely with our quants.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain high-performance trading systems using modern C++ for various exchanges;
• Conduct production tests to evaluate protocols, feeds, and competitiveness, with a focus on optimising and increasing the fill ratio;
• Develop low-latency inference solutions for diverse hardware environments;
• Select optimal hardware and software configurations to meet latency and performance requirements;
• Collaborate closely with researchers, business development teams, and other stakeholders to refine and improve the overall trading process.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience as a C++-developer;
• Proficiency in C++ / modern C++ (C++17 and newer);
• Strong understanding of computer systems e.g. operating systems, networks, performance optimization, etc;
• Linux expertise;
• Experience in contributing to projects with complex architecture and high load;
• Strong expertise in algorithms and data structures;
• Intellectually curious, with a desire to learn new skills;
• Ability to work at a fast-paced environment, juggle multiple daily tasks and deadlines;
• Ability to communicate effectively within your team and with other teams;
• Ability to share new knowledge and skills with the team.

Would be great if you had this

• Experience in developing low latency systems;
• Competency in Python;
• Experience with network stack:L1, L2, TCP, UDP;
• Expertise in modern x86-x64 architecture;
• Any experience in competitive programming contests (ioi, icpc, hashcode) or CTF.

What we offer

• High base salary and social benefits;
• Generous bonus structure. We are very flexible in discussing salary and conditions of employment;
• Cutting-edge hardware and software in production as well as high technical expertise of the company which allows implementation of bold ideas and boosting great results. Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems;
• Ability to trade on dozens of international exchanges;
• Flexible workflow (lack of formalism and bureaucracy, no pressure and over-management) and working schedule;
• Tuition reimbursement, conference and training sponsorship.