software engineer

Selby Jennings; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Hybrid work in Amsterdam

Modern tech stack

Engineering ownership

Job summary

Selby Jennings is partnering with a leading global exchange and financial markets infrastructure provider to hire a Rust Software Engineer in Amsterdam. You will join a highly technical team building low-latency market systems and contributing to architecture decisions with ownership across the stack.

The role focuses on designing and maintaining real-time trading infrastructure, optimizing latency, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions in a hybrid Amsterdam

Qualifications

• Strong commercial software engineering experience.
• Production experience developing applications in Rust.
• Solid understanding of systems programming concepts and performance optimisation.
• Experience building distributed, concurrent, or event-driven systems.
• Strong knowledge of Linux environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals and system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance applications in Rust and/or C++.
• Build resilient and scalable distributed systems supporting trading and exchange operations.
• Optimise software for latency, throughput, and reliability.
• Work closely with software engineers, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to architecture and system design discussions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a fast-paced environment.
• Improve engineering standards, testing practices, and development tooling.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor other engineers where appropriate.

Skills

Rust

C++

Linux

Distributed systems

Networking

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or Engineering

Tools

Cloud platforms

Containers

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Our client is a leading global exchange and financial markets infrastructure provider, operating some of the world's most advanced trading venues. Technology sits at the core of the business, with engineering teams responsible for building highly available, low-latency, and scalable systems that process millions of transactions daily.

As the organisation continues to invest in its trading technology stack, they are looking to hire a Rust Software Engineer to help design and build the next generation of high-performance trading and market infrastructure systems.

The Role

You will join a highly technical engineering team responsible for developing mission-critical systems that support electronic trading, market data distribution, order management, and exchange infrastructure.

This is an opportunity to work on complex distributed systems where performance, reliability, and scalability are paramount. Engineers are given significant ownership and are encouraged to contribute to architecture, design decisions, and technical strategy.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance applications in Rust and/or C++
• Build resilient and scalable distributed systems supporting trading and exchange operations.
• Optimise software for latency, throughput, and reliability.
• Work closely with software engineers, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to architecture and system design discussions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a fast-paced environment.
• Improve engineering standards, testing practices, and development tooling.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor other engineers where appropriate.

Requirements

• Strong commercial software engineering experience.
• Production experience developing applications in Rust.
• Solid understanding of systems programming concepts and performance optimisation.
• Experience building distributed, concurrent, or event-driven systems.
• Strong knowledge of Linux environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals and system architecture.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

Nice to Have

• Experience within trading, exchanges, market infrastructure, fintech, or high-performance environments.
• Knowledge of low-latency systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerisation technologies.
• Familiarity with C++, Go, Java, or Python.
• Exposure to market data, matching engines, or electronic trading platforms.

What You'll Receive

• Opportunity to work for a leading global exchange.
• Challenging technical problems at scale.
• Competitive compensation package with annual bonus.
• Collaborative and engineering-driven culture.
• Modern technology stack and significant technical ownership.
• Hybrid working environment in Amsterdam.
• Clear opportunities for professional growth and progression.