Trading Operations Engineer - Digital Assets

Trading Operations Engineer - Digital Assets

Flow Traders is seeking a Trading Operations Engineer to join our expanding Digital Assets team in Amsterdam. This role offers a unique opportunity to be part of a leading proprietary trading firm known for its entrepreneurial and innovative culture. We are looking for quick-witted, creative minds who are eager to make full use of their capabilities.

Responsibilities

As a Trading Operations Engineer, you will:

• Gain Expertise: Develop a deep understanding of our latency-sensitive trading application stacks. You will contribute to troubleshooting in a fast-paced environment and implement solutions to enhance system performance.
• Monitoring Solutions: Write, test, and integrate monitoring solutions using APIs provided by our proprietary trading applications. This will help provide insights into the health and performance of our trading environment.
• Linux Environment: Work closely with system administrators to fine-tune Linux-based trading environments using the latest tools and distributions.
• Automation: Participate in efforts to fully automate our infrastructure and application management.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Build, use, and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines.
• User Acceptance Testing: Conduct testing across internal application stacks and gain a comprehensive understanding of how traders and supporting teams utilize our software.
• Development Process: Provide technical requirements to the development process to continuously improve the operational effectiveness of our applications.
• Scripting Skills: Advance your Python or other scripting skills by working with trading desks to automate complex workflows.

Requirements

• Education: University degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or other quantitative fields.
• Experience: 0-4 years of commercial experience.
• Technical Skills: Working knowledge of Unix/Linux and Windows operating systems. Proficiency in Python or C++ is required.
• Networking: Basic knowledge and interest in networking is advantageous.
• Cryptocurrencies: Experience with cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies is a clear advantage.
• Technologies: Familiarity with Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, and HDFS is a plus.
• Soft Skills: Strong sense of teamwork, willingness to learn new skills, good communication, and problem-solving abilities.

About Flow Traders

Flow Traders is a leading trading firm operating globally, specializing in Exchange Traded Products (ETPs). We trade a broad range of asset classes, including digital assets and fixed income, both on- and off-exchange. Our headquarters are in Amsterdam, with offices in 10 locations worldwide and more than 600 employees.

We foster a non-hierarchical approach that stimulates innovation and development. We value creative minds and out-of-the-box thinkers, challenging them to make full use of their capacities. Our strong team-oriented culture rewards people for their contributions to the company as a whole.

Application Process

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from 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.

Join us and be part of a dynamic team that is at the forefront of trading innovation!