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Flow Traders

Global liquidity provider for ETPs

Senior Software Engineer - Post-Trade Platform

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAmsterdam, NetherlandsIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 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.
  • Ability to own complex technical domains from design through production support.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

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.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation outside normal business hours and on applicable national holidays when required; remain available to respond to urgent matters necessary for business continuity or 24/7 trading coverage.

Desired Qualifications

  • 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.

About the Company

Flow Traders

Global liquidity provider for ETPs

Flow Traders provides liquidity in global financial markets by acting as a market maker for Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) and other listed instruments. It uses a proprietary technology platform to continuously quote bid and ask prices for thousands of ETP listings, helping buyers and sellers execute trades with tight spreads. The company earns money from the bid-ask spread and trading fees, leveraging high-frequency, low-margin trading across major markets worldwide (Americas, APAC, EMEA). Flow Traders differentiates itself through its large-scale, technology-driven approach and specialization in liquidity provision for ETPs, backed by a global footprint and a focus on reliability for institutional clients like hedge funds and asset managers. Its goal is to improve market efficiency by ensuring there are always ready buyers and sellers, while pursuing sustainable growth and responsible corporate citizenship.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Founded
2004

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