Описание:
Barak Capital Market Making is a technology-driven proprietary trading firm and an official market maker on major exchanges worldwide. Its Amsterdam office, established in 2021, is a new venture to expand its trading knowledge across Europe.
Задачи:
- Design, build, and maintain high-performance, low-latency core trading components, focusing on IPC, memory optimization, thread management, and network I/O rather than application-level GUIs
- Collaborate with Linux and network engineers to optimize kernel socket buffers, hardware integration, and system-level configurations for maximum throughput and reliability
- Partner with quant traders and researchers to translate trading strategies into ultra-fast, deterministic production code
- Take end-to-end responsibility for complex infrastructure projects, from architectural design and benchmarking to CI/CD automation and production monitoring
- Explain complex technical trade-offs, system behavior, and low-latency bottlenecks to technical and non-technical teams
Требования:
- At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience in C++ or Java, with a sustained track record of ownership and impact on mission-critical systems
- Deep knowledge of low-level software engineering, including memory layout, concurrency models, Linux OS internals, kernel profiling, and low-latency optimizations
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment, share knowledge, participate in rigorous code reviews, and work toward shared platform goals
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex low-level concepts simply
- Strong autodidactic drive and problem-solving initiative; comfortable taking ownership beyond rigid corporate silos
- Будет плюсом: Basic understanding of financial markets infrastructure, order books, and exchange protocols
Условия:
- HSM visa support and 30% ruling support, if applicable
- Breakfast, fresh coffee, and daily meal allowance at the Amsterdam Zuid office
- Access to gym facilities, travel reimbursement, or the Lease-a-Bike program
- International environment and regular team events
- Temporary employment