Senior Software Engineer - Post-Trade Platform

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Overview

Flow Traders is building the next generation of its post-trade platform, covering trade capture, reconciliation, settlement, booking, reporting, and operational workflows across Equities, ETFs,

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Flow Traders is building the next generation of its post-trade platform, covering trade capture, reconciliation, settlement, booking, reporting, and operational workflows across Equities, ETFs, Fixed Income, and Crypto. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to take end-to-end ownership of key post-trade domains, helping shape the platform architecture while building reliable, automated, and data-driven services.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, thinking in systems, and building high-quality platforms that deliver real business impact.

Responsibilities

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→Own and develop critical post-trade domains such as reconciliation, settlement, booking, and reporting
→Work closely with Trading, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Data teams to understand workflows and requirements
→Design and build scalable backend services and data pipelines
→Improve automation, data quality, resilience, and operational efficiency
→Contribute to the target architecture and technical roadmap of the post-trade platform
→Ensure observability, reliability, and data correctness across systems

Requirements

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5+ years of experience building distributed backend systems using Java or C++, with exposure to Python
Strong understanding of distributed systems, data structures, algorithms, and event-driven architectures
Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka
Hands-on experience building data-intensive systems, ETL pipelines, and analytical data solutions
Strong SQL and data modelling skills
Proven ability to own complex technical domains from design through production support
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Nice to Have

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Experience with post-trade workflows, including reconciliation, settlement, booking, or regulatory reporting
Background in financial services, proprietary trading, or market making
Experience with GCP, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Airflow, Spark, Flink, or similar technologies
Knowledge of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry

What We Offer

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At Flow Traders, we create the conditions for hard‑working, high‑performing people to do their best work. From a thorough onboarding and ongoing access to Flow Academy, to latest technology and a collaborative, non‑hierarchical culture, we give you the tools, ownership, and support to move fast and drive outcomes. We keep a close‑knit, small‑company feel while offering competitive salary, annual discretionary profit share, and comprehensive benefits, so talent can grow here, and stay here. See our benefits below:

✓Flow Academy and opportunities to attend domain-related conferences

✓Daily catered lunch, great coffee, and a fully stocked kitchen and snack bar

✓In-house Bar and Lounge with arcade, table tennis, billiards, and game consoles

✓Company boat

✓In-house gym and sessions with our nutritionist or personal trainer

✓Bi-weekly massages

✓Annual company trip and a variety of events throughout the year, such as the New Years Event

✓Global rotations across our offices worldwide

✓and more