Flow Traders

Software Engineer - Post-Trade Platform

In short

Senior Software Engineer role at a proprietary trading firm, taking end-to-end ownership of post-trade platform domains (reconciliation, settlement, booking, reporting) across Equities, ETFs, Fixed Income, and Crypto. Requires 5+ years building distributed backend systems in Java or C++ (with Python exposure), strong distributed systems and data engineering skills (Kafka, SQL, ETL), and ideally background in financial services or market making. On-site role in Amsterdam, working closely with Trading, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Data teams.

About the Role
Flow Traders is building the next generation of its post-trade platform, covering trade capture, reconciliation, settlement, booking, reporting, and operational workflows across Equities, ETFs, Fixed Income, and Crypto. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to take end-to-end ownership of key post-trade domains, helping shape the platform architecture while building reliable, automated, and data-driven services. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, thinking in systems, and building high-quality platforms that deliver real business impact.
Responsibilities
•Own and develop critical post-trade domains such as reconciliation, settlement, booking, and reporting
•Work closely with Trading, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Data teams to understand workflows and requirements
•Design and build scalable backend services and data pipelines
•Improve automation, data quality, resilience, and operational efficiency
•Contribute to the target architecture and technical roadmap of the post-trade platform
•Ensure observability, reliability, and data correctness across systems
Requirements
•5+ years of experience building distributed backend systems using Java or C++, with exposure to Python
•Strong understanding of distributed systems, data structures, algorithms, and event-driven architectures
•Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka
•Hands-on experience building data-intensive systems, ETL pipelines, and analytical data solutions
•Strong SQL and data modelling skills
•Proven ability to own complex technical domains from design through production support
•Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
•Experience with post-trade workflows, including reconciliation, settlement, booking, or regulatory reporting
•Background in financial services, proprietary trading, or market making
•Experience with GCP, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Airflow, Spark, Flink, or similar technologies
•Knowledge of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry
Benefits
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.
Benefits include:
•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 a nutritionist or personal trainer
•Bi-weekly massages
•Annual company trip and a variety of events throughout the year, such as the New Year's Event
•Global rotations across offices worldwide, and more

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