Performance Engineer: Optimize Microseconds in Trading

Supergrads; Amsterdam; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Supergrads in Amsterdam is seeking a technically curious Performance Engineer to join a team focused on understanding and improving the performance of highly complex electronic trading environments.

You will investigate how trading and exchange infrastructure behaves in real-world conditions, identify sources of latency and inefficiency, and develop practical solutions that can deliver a measurable performance advantage.

Qualifikationen

• Advanced professional experience with Python and Networks or Linux is a must-have for this role.
• Strong knowledge of computer architecture, networking and/or Linux, with expertise in at least two areas.
• Experience applying reverse engineering or black-box analysis to complex technical systems.
• A data-driven mindset with an interest in experimentation to answer difficult questions.

Aufgaben

• Investigating complex systems using black-box analysis and structured experiments to identify performance improvements.
• Data-driven research with large data sets to uncover patterns and root causes.
• Performance optimization across the technology stack to reduce latency and improve efficiency.
• Build and test lightweight prototypes and proofs-of-concept before moving to implementation.
• Collaborate with traders, software engineers, hardware specialists and infrastructure teams to apply findings.
• Analyze network behavior with large datasets, developing statistical analyses and experiments.
• Take ownership from question through analysis, experimentation and recommendations.

Kenntnisse

Python for data analysis

Networking

Linux

Black-box analysis

Reverse engineering

Analytical mindset

Independent problem solving

Collaboration

Computer architecture

Jobbeschreibung

Supergrads in Amsterdam is seeking a technically curious Performance Engineer to join a team focused on understanding and improving the performance of highly complex electronic trading environments.

You will investigate how trading and exchange infrastructure behaves in real-world conditions, identify sources of latency and inefficiency, and develop practical solutions that can deliver a measurable performance advantage.