Job description
🚀Are you ready to make an impact and shape the future of our trading ecosystem? Apply now!
Who we are
WEBB Traders is a fast-growing, global proprietary trading company, driven by data and technology. We act as a market maker, using our own capital to trade on global stock and derivatives exchanges. By leveraging a large network of interdealer brokers and the latest advancements in electronic trading technology, we add liquidity to the financial markets specialized in cash equity and derivatives.
Since our very first trade in 2009, WEBB’s headquarters have been based in Amsterdam, nowadays supported by a strong presence in Paris. With our 70 employees of over 25 different nationalities, we are united in our great ambition to grow WEBB into a global leader in arbitrage and liquidity.
Join us to accelerate your career in the unique trading culture of openness, community and boundary-free entrepreneurship!
📍 This position can be based both in our Amsterdam or Paris office
Your role
We’re looking for an experienced engineer to help us build our proprietary trading stack, with a focus on systems related to data & control. Design high-performance datastores to serve our latency-sensitive trading strategies, build a world-class data platform to support cutting-edge quantitative research, or create outstanding control tools to ensure the safety of our operation and unlock deep insights into our business. Challenge yourself, achieve more, and make a lasting impact on our success.
Requirements
What you bring to WEBB
Industry experience: 2-5 years of engineering in HPC, large-scale data infrastructure and/or real-time systems as a software or data engineer
Technical mastery: Strong expertise in Python and/or C++, excellent understanding of relational databases and alternatives, ability to efficiently drill into available data for answers and metrics; web development skills or proficiency in statistics and/or financial theory will significantly boost your chances of success
Impact mindset: You make decisions with purpose, always considering the broader impact on performance and efficiency
Business-oriented: You seek to understand what the company needs to succeed and how the trading industry operates, ensuring your work always aligns with the interests of the organization
Endless curiosity: You have a drive to learn, understand, and continuously improve the systems around you
Keep it simple: You believe in the power of simplicity, creating clean solutions that avoid unnecessary complexity
Team player: You're eager to share knowledge and collaborate, helping the team achieve success together
Language skills: You communicate effectively and clearly in English, both written and spoken
What we offer
Challenge yourself. Be part of the dynamic work environment and grow along with us
Develop yourself. Join internal and external training sessions covering trading software, agile methodologies, and hardware and software management
Treat yourself. Enjoy delicious meals in our office in Amsterdam or with your personal Swile card in Paris
Stay fit. Sports facility access
Keep the spirit up. Fun activities with your teammates on a regular basis
Team up. A great office vibe in the heart of Amsterdam or Paris
It’s on us. Benefit from travel reimbursement in Amsterdam or a health insurance plan that's 100% paid by us in Paris
And finally… A competitive reward package including a bonus scheme
Application process
Apply online - Submit your application (in English) through our WEBBsite. We’re excited to hear from you!
Get to know us - Have an online interview with our Recruiter to align on expectations and see if we’re a match
Show your skills - Tackle our programming challenge and showcase your engineering superpowers
Dive deeper - Join a technical discussion with our engineers and exchange ideas on building high-performance systems
Meet us in person - Visit our office for the final round with our Head of IT, and stick around for a drink to get a real feel for our team
Welcome aboard! - Receive our offer and get ready to start your journey at WEBB!