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Quantitative Developer (Low Latency) EMEA (F/M/D)

Flowdesk
City of London
6 days ago
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Flowdesk's mission is to build a global financial institution for digital assets, one designed from the ground up for market integrity and efficiency.

To achieve this in a rapidly evolving market, we apply a disciplined, first-principles approach to everything we do. This approach is embedded in our core services, from institutional liquidity provision, trading solutions, OTC execution to our comprehensive treasury management offerings. This is how we cut through the noise and build robust and scalable systems across all our business lines.

We seek individuals who are driven by this systematic approach. Joining Flowdesk means you will be a key contributor in building and scaling a more transparent and efficient financial markets infrastructure.

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to joina newly formed quant trading team at an innovative and exciting crypto trading firm? By joining us as a Quant Developer, you will have an opportunity to play a pivotal part in the buildout and scale-up of our new HFT platform built in Rust. Your mission will be to work on (and not limited to);

  • Develop trading algorithms; Create and improve algorithms for trading, including those for low-latency, high-frequency trading
  • Build front-office systems; Create systems for algorithmic trading, including data, risk, live trading, and post-trade
  • Integrate with DeFi venues; Onboard real-time data feeds from DeFi protocols
  • Backtest models; Test models on historical data to assess their feasibility and make improvements

For further background, Flowdesk is a technology and crypto financial services firm founded in 2020, operating globally and serving a wide range of clients across the globe. Flowdesk ambition is to become one of the major technology providers in the space while operating in a fully compliant and efficient manner. The newly formed team in question is led by an industry known HFT expert with experience building some of the most profitable trading desks within the space.

Location is either remote; or hybrid if you are based in London, Paris or Singapore.

  • Very high level of raw programming talent
  • Low-level development / performance optimization
  • 2+ years coding HFT systems/Trading system development
  • Solid understanding of how order books, order state machines, etc. work
  • Rust programming skills (can accept primarily C/C++ experience if they have at least used Rust before. All interviews and job tasks will be in Rust).
  • Familiarity with Crypto markets would be beneficial

Skills and personality

  • Curious and autonomous
  • Highly motivated and results-driven
  • Strong maths and analytical skills
  • Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced collaborative environment
  • Professional proficiency in English

Company Culture and Values

At Flowdesk, our culture drives our success. Here’s how we live it

  • Ambition, We aim to conquer an impactful place in the crypto ecosystem while representing Tech expertise. We're always moving quickly toward our goals.
  • Ownership, If you believe in something, own it, make it happen, or at least learn from it.
  • Humility, The final result is a puzzle built by everyone’s efforts—not one person takes all the credit.
  • Collaboration, While speed matters, we believe in waiting for others to move forward together. That’s how we achieve success as a team.
  • International environment (English is the main language)
  • 100% health coverage
  • Team events and offsites
Recruitment process

Are you interested in this job but feel you haven't ticked all the boxes? Don't hesitate to apply and tell us in the cover letter section why we should meet!

Here's what you can expect if you apply

  1. HR interview (30')
  2. Technical interview (30')
  3. Take home assignement + Live coding session (60')
  4. Chat with the Head of People (30') and the Head of Department (30')

On the agenda, discussions rather than trick questions! These moments of exchange will allow you to understand how Flowdesk works and its values. But they are also (and above all) an opportunity for you to present your career path and your expectations for your next job!


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