Low-Latency C++ Quant Developer – HFT (Amsterdam)

NJF Global Holdings Ltd; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NJF Global Holdings Ltd in Amsterdam is seeking an experienced Quantitative Developer (C++) to join a world-class High-Frequency Trading team. You will design and optimize ultra-low-latency trading systems, profile across CPUs, memory, and networks, and collaborate with FPGA, software, and infrastructure engineers to push performance to the limit.

Join a globally respected firm where every nanosecond matters and where complex engineering challenges are solved at scale through meticulous coding

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in performance-critical C++ development.
• Strong memory management and CPU architecture knowledge.
• Deep knowledge of Linux internals and kernel tuning.
• Interest in hardware, networking, and optimization.
• Experience with low-latency or high-performance distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize high-performance C++ systems for trading and infrastructure.
• Profile and tune applications across CPU, cache, memory.
• Collaborate with FPGA engineers to optimize hardware/software interactions.
• Improve latency, throughput, and overall system performance.
• Contribute to the design of next-generation HFT infrastructure.

Skills

C++ (C++17+)

Low-latency systems

Systems programming

Linux internals

Distributed systems

Job description

NJF Global Holdings Ltd in Amsterdam is seeking an experienced Quantitative Developer (C++) to join a world-class High-Frequency Trading team. You will design and optimize ultra-low-latency trading systems, profile across CPUs, memory, and networks, and collaborate with FPGA, software, and infrastructure engineers to push performance to the limit.

Join a globally respected firm where every nanosecond matters and where complex engineering challenges are solved at scale through meticulous coding