Trading systems engineer
About the Role
I am currently partner with a fast growing proprietary trading firm based here in Amsterdam, where they are looking for an ambitious professional to work closely with software engineers, system engineers and operations.
In this role, You'll be responsible for improving the development experience, and you will design, implement and maintain pipelines and deployment systems supporting trading applications in C++ and Python code.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for trading applications and infrastructure systems
- Manage build automation, packaging, and deployment of complex, latency-sensitive applications
- Monitor and improve build performance, ensuring minimal downtime and rapid recovery
- Collaborate with software engineers to streamline code integration, testing, and deployment
- Implement tools and processes for dependency management, artefact storage, and version control
- Drive best practices in build reliability, reproducibility, and automation
- Troubleshoot build failures and optimize processes for speed and scalability
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in a similar role
- Strong experience with Git lab, CI/CD or C++ build systems.
- Experience in automation with Python or Bash.
- Familiarity with Linux systems
- Strong troubleshooting skills
Benefits
- Fresh breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared by our in-house chef
- Social events and after-work drinks
- Sponsored gym membership
- Reimbursement of travel costs
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