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Discover the benefits of joining Barak Market Making, where expertise meets innovation in financial market solutions. Explore opportunities to enhance trading strategies and optimize market outcomes with Barak Market Making today.

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Compliance Officer

As a Compliance Officer at Barak Market Making, you will be at the junction of regulation and trading operations. Working closely with our trading, risk, and engineering teams, you will help ensure that the firm operates in full compliance with applicable laws, exchange rules, and internal policies, while enabling business growth and innovation in a fast-paced environment.

Job Description

Monitor and analyze daily trading activity and alerts, detecting potential breaches, unusual patterns, or compliance exceptions.
Design, maintain, and enhance surveillance systems and tools to detect misconduct or market abuse.
Review and approve changes to trading infrastructure, algorithms, and system upgrades from a compliance perspective.
Develop, implement, and update policies, procedures, and controls.
Oversee regulatory reporting and communication with authorities.
Provide training, awareness, and communications on regulatory and compliance topics within the firm.

The Right Candidate

Holds a bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, law, or a related field.
2-4 years of experience in financial markets, ideally gained in a proprietary trading or market-making firm.
Familiar with key regulatory frameworks such as MiFID II, RTS 6, DORA, REMIT and MAR.
Solid understanding of financial markets, trading products, and regulatory requirements.
Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills.
Is well-organized, attentive to details, and comfortable handling several priorities at once.

Benefits Include
Breakfast and daily meal allowance
Access to our gym facilities
Travel allowance (if applicable)
Participate in the Lease-a-Bike program
Happy hours and team events

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DevOps Engineer

We’re looking for a DevOps Engineer who’s passionate about tackling complex challenges, building resilient systems, and driving innovation in a high-performance trading environment.
If you enjoy working with cutting-edge technologies, streamlining processes, and being part of a collaborative team that values technical excellence and creativity — we’d love to hear from you.

Job Description

Manage and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes
Work with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
Monitor, secure, and optimize production environments
Collaborate closely with development and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth and stable delivery processes

The Right Candidate

Has at least 4 years of hands-on experience in DevOps or related infrastructure roles
Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python)
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar
Familiarity with configuration management and IaC tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Helm)
Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes

Bonus
Experience in financial institutions or a mission-critical environment.
Knowledge of security standards and compliance (e.g., ISO27001, SOC
Experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
Experience with private cloud (on-prem)

Benefits Include
Breakfast and daily meal allowance
Access to our gym facilities
Travel allowance (if applicable)
Participate in Lease-a-Bike program
Happy hours and team events

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Senior Quant Trader

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Trader to join our dynamic team. This role is critical in shaping our trading strategies and enhancing our market-making capabilities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in trading, a deep understanding of financial markets, and the ability to leverage algorithmic strategies to optimize trading performance.

Job Description

Develop and implement advanced trading strategies to optimize market-making performance.
Monitor and analyze market conditions, trends, and trading activities to make informed trading decisions.
Collaborate with the technology team to refine and enhance algorithmic trading systems.
Manage risk exposure and ensure compliance with trading regulations and internal policies.
Provide insights and recommendations to improve trading efficiency and profitability.
Recruit and train junior traders, providing mentorship and guidance to help them develop their skills and integrate into the team effectively.

The Right Candidate

5+ years of experience in trading derivative instruments
University degree in a STEM-related field Employment experience with a Market Making firm
Experience with mentoring a junior trading teams
Experience with programming at C++ / Python
Fast decision making, ability to work under pressure
Strong communication skills
Strong verbal and written English

Benefits Include
Breakfast and daily meal allowance
Access to our gym facilities
Travel allowance (if applicable)
Participate in Lease-a-Bike program
Happy hours and team events

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Tel Aviv

Software Engineer

We are looking for team members who can contribute to the full-cycle development of our low-latency trading applications and algorithms.

Job Description
As a Software Engineer at Barak Market Making, you will play a crucial role in the development of our algo trading systems by:

Designing and developing sophisticated, high-performance software to ensure the highest quality standards.
Collaborating on the construction of a cutting-edge low-latency infrastructure that seamlessly integrates hardware and software components, optimizing our HFT platform for efficiency and reliability.
Leveraging your deep understanding of global financial markets to enhance our system’s capabilities across exchanges worldwide, contributing to Barak’s success in our industry.

The Right Candidate

Has at least 3 years of development experience in a high-level object-oriented language (preference for Java and C++)
Is a university graduate in Computer Science (with a high GPA)
Has experience building complex, high-scale, high-performance software
Is curious by nature and a quick learner

Ideally Experienced with

Advanced OOP and design patterns
Performance and low latency optimizations
Linux operating system, its internals, and ecosystem
Interaction with tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, or similar
Has architectural abilities to design a large scale and complex systems
Experience and knowledge in financial markets infrastructure
Familiar with CI/CD and development environments
Independent and autodidact

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Research Software Developer

We are seeking a talented and motivated Research Software Developer to join our research team. Work closely with our researchers and quants to design, develop, and optimize the tools and infrastructure used for research, simulation, and model development. Joining this role means combining your strong engineering skills with a quantitative mindset, diving into financial markets, and making a real impact in algorithmic trading.

Job Description

Build and maintain high-performance research infrastructure in C++ and Python.
Collaborate directly with researchers to implement, test, and optimize research ideas.
Build infrastructure for efficient post-trade analysis.
Ensure accuracy, efficiency, and reproducibility of research workflows.
Profile and optimize performance-critical components for low-latency and large-scale data processing.

The Right Candidate

Strong programming experience in C++ and Python and at least 5 years of development experience.
Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
Familiarity with development in a research environment.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative field, with a minimum GPA of 90.

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Junior Trader

As a junior trader, you will support all aspects of trading desk operations. We are looking for young, creative minds eager to learn and grow in an innovative and dynamic environment.

Job Description

Executing algorithmic trading in accordance with the trading desk’s objective
Monitoring and reconciling trading positions consistently throughout the shift
Performing post-trade analysis on a variety of algorithmic trading strategies
Assisting quantitative traders in performing research for new trading strategies
You will be responsible for continuously monitoring trading systems, ensuring they operate efficiently with minimal downtime or disruption
Act as a first line of defense in troubleshooting and resolving technical and operational issues that may arise during the trading activities

The Right Candidate

Graduate degree in a STEM-related field or in business/economics
Eager to learn new skills
Strong interest in trading and financial markets
Strong analytical, quantitative, and math skills
Ability to work independently and successfully manage multiple tasks
Demonstrated strong work ethic and a team player focused on contributing to the success and development of the trading desk
Good verbal and written English

Benefits Include

Daily Meals Benefit: Savor delicious and healthy breakfast and lunch card provided daily.
Physical fitness classes
Social events, fun days, happy hours

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SYS Admin

We are currently not recruiting for this position. Please submit your interest, and we will notify you when the position reopens.

Job Description

Configuration and management of Windows and Linux servers, firewalls, switches, routers, etc.
IT support to all teams across the group
Ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required
Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions
Network performance tuning and troubleshooting network problems and outages

The Right Candidate

2+ years of experience as a Linux system administrator (RHEL/CENTOS)
Experience with one or more scripting languages (BASH/Python)
Experience with administrating Windows server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019
Fast learner with an ability to understand complicated infrastructure and networks
Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed
Demonstrated ability to multi-task
Ability to learn new technologies on your own

Ideally Experienced with
FW – Fortigate, Checkpoint
VMware – configuration and maintenance of ESXi 5.5 and above
Ansible – playbook configuration
Cisco switches and routers

Benefits Include

Daily Meals Benefit: Savor delicious and healthy breakfast and lunch card provided daily.
Physical fitness classes
Social events, fun days, happy hours

Submit Your Interest

Didn’t find a role that matches your profile?

We’re always interested in meeting talented people. If you don’t see a role that fits your experience, feel free to contact any of our offices by email, and we can consider you for future opportunities.

Ready To Join Our Team?

Our Recruitment Process

The recruitment process begins with the submission of your CV and cover letter. A member of our recruiting team will personally review your application. If your qualifications align with one of our open positions, you will be contacted to schedule an online HR interview. The last steps include a (technical) assessment and final interview rounds.

CV Submission

Submit your CV or resume
Through our application form on our website, we will check if you meet our requirements.

Phone Screening

If your cv meets our requirements, you will be invited for a telephone interview at a time of your choosing.

Skill Assessment

You will be invited at our office to take a skills and knowledge assessment.

Final Interview

If you pass all stages we will invite you for a final interview with our hiring manager.