We are Auros!

We are a high-frequency trading firm operating 24/7/365 in the global cryptocurrency market, with offices in New York and Hong Kong. The team consists of world-class talent and spans 5 continents. We are one of the largest participants in the market, trading a significant share of market turnover. Our team is always iterating to ensure we stay ahead of the curve.

What you'll do

This is an opportunity to develop trading systems for crypto currencies in the rapidly evolving class of digital assets. You will work with our traders and other experienced developers on our Defi connectivity and infrastructure, building applications and tools that are critical to trading.

This position will be a very flexible role, working across multiple teams as required on tasks such as: Defi order management; blockchain and mempool inspection; wallet management; security; and blockchain node management.

Reporting to: CTO

• Develop and support Defi order management tools in Python and Typescript
• Develop and support our Defi trading core systems
• Share ownership of our Defi infrastructure, including blockchain nodes and validators, as well as secure environments for running applications
• Contribute to design and development of our security and wallet management infrastructure
• Analyse and understand new Defi projects and help establish requirements and timelines for integrating against them
• Identify opportunities for system improvements
• Be responsible for troubleshooting system issues as and when they occur
• Engage with the team during system design discussions, code reviews, trading idea brainstorms and daily office banter.

What you'll bring

• A software engineer with 5+ years experience working in Python and Typescript
• 3+ years experience developing blockchain related applications, either via coding smart contracts or coding applications that interact with smart contracts
• A deep knowledge of a large number of popular blockchain protocols (eg. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, etc)
• Good programming skills, with a strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
• You can find the balance between delivering clean, testable, reliable code and rapidly deploying new system features to take advantage of market opportunities
• You are reliable, take pride in delivering robust software and are willing to be on call to support the systems you develop
• You’re able to precisely articulate software concepts and designs
• You have a Bachelor's degree (or above) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar, with excellent results
• Experience developing in C++ is ideal

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Flow Traders is looking for an experienced C++ Developer to join our growing Technology team in Amsterdam. The ideal candidate is driven, innovative and passionate about working with the latest technologies. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business

At Flow Traders you will work on developing low-latency systems that are used to trade different asset classes (including equities, derivatives, cryptocurrencies) at many venues around the world. We are looking for motivated software engineers that can take ownership of the full software development life cycle. You will work closely with product owners and traders to gather, discuss and clarify requirements; collaborate with quality assurance engineers to define acceptance criteria and take responsibility for testing and ensuring quality of your implementations; and deploy production and work together with operations engineers and traders to perform post-deployment support and validation.

Some of the technologies we use in the development process

We do not expect previous experience with all the items listed below.

• C++ (Standard in use: C++17. Migrating to C++20 )
• Compilers: gcc 10 / clang 13
• Python
• Build system: CMake
• Version control: Git
• Testing frameworks: Google Test, Pytest, and Nosetest
• Version control/code review system: Bitbucket
• Operating system: Debian Linux
• Continuous integration system: Bamboo
• Deployment automation: Ansible

What You Will Do

Main technical activities include:

• Exchange Connectivity: Your primarily responsibility will be writing software that communicates with exchanges through their APIs, receiving market data and sending orders over the network in different protocols, such as TCP, UDP, Websocket. The quality of software is ensured thanks to a set of testing suites, which you are expected to use, maintain and extend.
• Trading Strategies: Your main responsibility will be to implement trading algorithms based on requirements provided by traders. You will acquire and develop the necessary trading knowledge to successfully translate the requirements into actual software implementation.

What You Need to Succeed

• 6+ years of experience with C++
• Good knowledge of data structures and algorithms
• Cryptocurrency/Blockchain familiarity is a plus
• Understanding of full software development life cycle
• Ability to write clean and simple code
• Relevant experience with unit and regression testing
• Knowledgeable about computer architecture and memory subsystem
• Experience with some Linux distribution
• Good interpersonal and team playing skills
• Able to communicate with stakeholders with different backgrounds

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any 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 the sole property of Flow Traders, and no placement fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.

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