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HFT Core Engineer

2026-03-25 14:57 All Сurrent Vacancies Data Engineering

About the Company:

We’re working with a technology-first hedge fund where tech is the core of the business.

The company’s key assets include:
  • Trading infrastructure for both crypto and traditional markets
  • AI models and research pipelines used directly in trading decision-making
  • Next-generation computing systems, including experiments with novel hardware and performance-critical software

The startup builds trading systems at the intersection of financial markets, AI, and frontier technologies, and operatesown AI research lab, has stable long-term funding, and access to experimental hardware.

At the current stage, the company is entering a phase where research is being reinforced by engineering and trading, including the development of high-frequency trading (HFT)systems with strict latency and reliability requirements.

The HFT Core team is currently in the process of being set up and is looking for 3 engineers who will be reporting to the CTO.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop core HFT infrastructure from scratch
  • Build a high-performance runtime for market data ingestion and order execution
  • Develop a backtesting system for trading strategies
  • Participate in architecture design and key technical decisions
  • Optimize systems for low latency and high throughput
  • Collaborate closely with research team

We're looking for someone with:

  • Strong experience with C++
  • Experience in HFT
  • Background in high-performance and low-latency systems
  • Experience building systems or architecture from scratch
  • Strong understanding of performance optimization and system design
  • Ability to work independently and make technical decisions

Location & Format:

  • Base location: Amsterdam
  • Remote work is possible
  • Full relocation support provided

Why this role is interesting:

  • Long-term work at the intersection of trading, AI, and frontier technologies
  • Opportunity to build systems from scratch
  • Access to an in-house AI research lab
  • Use of modern and experimental hardware
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