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Engineering Tech Lead (Data) – Amsterdam

Global Prop Trading Firm

Amsterdam

New Listing

Salary: €500-800k total comp

 

Unique opportunity to lead a team and take ownership of the data, research and trading platforms that directly influence trading strategies. This is a global tech-focused market-maker with groundbreaking success in the HFT space, looking for a hands-on tech lead with a background in developing large-scale data platforms.

Collaborating closely with traders and researchers to fully understand their needs, you will be key to enabling smarter, data-driven decision-making, and ultimately building a new platform that fulfuls research needs while being scalable and efficient across global trading.

You will mentor a dynamic team of developers, sharing with them your wealth of engineering expertise, as well as continually refining frameworks to manage growing data volumes and solving data challenges across the business.

Requirements

  • 3+ years in leading development teams and fostering innovative thinking
  • Expertise in designing and refining data platforms, learning from past challenges to build superior solutions
  • Excellent coding skills in C++, C#, C, and/or Python; writing performance-driven, clean, scalable code is second nature to you
  • Capable of making decisions at both strategic and implementation level

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with big data solutions, Linux containerization, and research frameworks
  • Experience with Pandas, Polars, PyArrow, Kafka, PostgreSQL, DeltaTable, or AWS
  • Background in trading and financial markets

Rewards and Incentives

  • Great base salaries and industry-leading PnL-aligned bonuses
  • Flat, transparent structure with autonomy to deliver solutions
  • Generous benefits package, including commuting expenses, breakfast and lunch facilities, regular social activities and more
  • Direct business impact with short feedback loop
  • Relaxed culture with some of the best professionals in the industry from over 40 countries