Staff Engineer (Amsterdam)

ppProvable is modernizing decades old infrastructure in the traditional capital markets by bringing together the brightest minds in engineering and finance. Our two teams, based in Amsterdam and New York, work hand in hand to build, enhance, and operate an SEC Registered Alternative Trading System (ATS) for the $8TN+ Securities Finance Market that underpins the global financial system. /ppOur cloud-native platform has been built entirely in house from scratch to enhance and replace old technology stacks composed of disparate, costly, and inefficient systems. We work closely with the largest clearing house in the world, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (the DTCC), and some of the most prominent financial institutions across the globe. Our mission is to correct a long broken market structure by providing a neutral, value driven, full scope offering to market participants with varying needs and requirements. Our pragmatic approach to engineering is at the heart of what we do, and we maintain the highest standards of integrity, quality of work, and transparency in all that we do. We are a small, but growing team looking for hard working, prideful, and kind individuals to help us drive our mission forward. /ph3The Role /h3pOur system architecture contains multiple components to serve the needs of a highly complex and complicated sector of the capital markets. Securities Lending workflows that are managed by our system rely on a combination of pre-trade, trade matching, ongoing life cycle management, reporting, and multiple layers and endpoints of connectivity. We have built a robust UI that sits atop all of this, along with an API layer used for direct server to server integration. You will work on developing the various (new) systems that facilitate the different aspects of the platform that together with our product and business team. To achieve this, you are someone passionate about delivering a high quality experience to customers, and anticipating demands of a rapidly scaling and highly complex ecosystem. /ph3Requirements /h3p10+ years of broader experience, ideally in a startup that went through a rapid growth period and supported a large and diversified user base /ppAbility to communicate effectively with Product, Engineering, and Business team members /ppOwn and drive backend projects from inception to implementation /ppHighly organized with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through; appreciation for well-designed, simple, maintainable systems /ppTeam player with a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and desire to attack problems in real-time /ppWe are building systems that run in environments with very little tolerance for error and maintain high SLAs, so you'd do well with a perfectionist streak, but not to an impractical extent. Perfect is the enemy of good. /ppKnowledge of and/or experience in the financial services industry, with a focus on institutional trading applications is a plus, but not a /ph3Nice to Haves /h3pExperience with Go /ppFamiliarity with Google Cloud and/or Kubernetes /ppExperience with distributed systems and async communication /ppExperience with capital markets infrastructure including exchanges, trading venues, clearance and settlement ecosystems /ppUnderstanding of equity, fixed income, and derivatives products and trading strategies /ppUnderstanding of financing markets and underlying workflows /ppUnderstanding of execution systems and related components such as smart order routers and algorithmic trading products /ppHave worked in environments with: /ppThat heavily interact with databases and message queues /ppHave strict availability requirements /ppand/or have a lot of connectivity with external partners / customers /ppExperience in a Startup environment /ppbCompetitive salary /b: depending on education/work experience. /ppbVacation days /b: 25 days of holiday per year based on full time employment. /ppbWorking hours /b: We operate on a hybrid basis currently, with 2 days with everyone in the office, 1 day optional and 2 days where most people are working from home. We believe that in person, real-time collaboration is the best form of communication, but understand that everyone works differently. Due to the serious nature and location of our existing commercial business we rely on common sense, over communication, and flexibility from our teammates across regions on managing their time to ensure the customers come first. /ppWe are eager to get to know you and look forward to working with you. /ppWe will use the personal information that you have submitted to us in order to consider your application for the relevant role. Your privacy is important to us. Please read our applicant privacy policy before you submit your application. /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr