A technology-first hedge fund is looking for a CTO.
The company already operates:
The company already operates:
- Trading infrastructure for both crypto and traditional markets
- AI models and research pipelines directly applied to trading decision-making
- Next-generation computing systems, including experiments with novel hardware and performance-critical software
Key Objectives:
- Launch an HFT division from scratch, with no legacy constraints or inherited architectural decisions
- Bridge AI/ML research and engineering into fully operational trading systems
- Design scalable architecture with direct impact on P&L
- Provide technological leadership and grow the engineering team
Areas of Responsibility:
- Design and launch low-latency trading infrastructure for crypto and traditional markets
- Build infrastructure for training, scaling, and production deployment of ML/AI models
- Develop the software layer for novel hardware (compilers, runtimes, performance-critical systems)
- Integrate research pipelines into production trading systems
- Conduct architectural audits of existing systems and define the target technical landscape
- Participate in building and developing the engineering team
Candidate Profile:
- Experience building trading / HFT infrastructure or systems with comparable latency and reliability requirements
- Strong systems engineering background and deep understanding of high-load system architecture
- Practical knowledge of ML models, training/inference workflows, and MLOps
- Proven experience designing complex systems from scratch
- Strong technical and managerial leadership skills, with the ability to work alongside highly skilled engineers and researchers
- Ability to make architectural decisions in environments with high uncertainty
Location & Format:
- Primary location: Amsterdam
- Remote within Europe possible, with regular travel to the Netherlands
- Full relocation support provided