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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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Amsterdam

We are seeking to expand our quantitative trading team in Amsterdam and are looking for talented individuals who are eager to contribute to our growing success. If you have an entrepreneurial mindset, a passion for quantitative trading, and a desire to make a direct impact within a dynamic and innovative environment, this is the opportunity for you.

Job Description

  • Develop, backtest, and implement algorithmic trading strategies across various asset classes.
  • Design econometric models to support market-neutral trading strategies.
  • Analyze market data to identify trading opportunities and optimize strategy performance.
  • Automate trade execution and monitor real-time performance to improve efficiency.
  • Collaborate with risk management to ensure all trading strategies align with risk parameters.

The Right Candidate
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in a quantitative field (Mathematics, Finance, Computer Science, etc.).
  • Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages.
  • Proficiency in statistical analysis, data science, and algorithm development.

    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


Apply Now

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Trade Support professional to join our Amsterdam office. In this role, you will be responsible for providing technical and operational support to the trading desk, ensuring the smooth functioning of our trading systems.

Please be advised that we do not sponsor visas for this position. We only accept applicants with a valid EU work permit.


Job Description

  • Support trading activities by performing in-depth data analysis using tools like Excel, Python, BI, and SQL, helping to drive data-driven decision-making.
  • Ensure accurate trade booking, processing, and execution support.
  • Reconcile trade discrepancies and resolve trade breaks.
  • Oversee trade settlement and manage any settlement issues.
  • Collaborate with middle and front-office teams to streamline operations.
  • Suggest and implement system and process improvements.

The Right Candidate
  • Eager to learn, adapt, and collaborate in a dynamic environment.
  • Proficient in Excel, Python, BI, and SQL.
  • Possesses strong analytical skills with the ability to perform data analyses and derive actionable insights.
  • Driven to develop creative technical solutions to various challenges and continuously improve processes.
  • Holds a graduate degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field.

    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

Apply Now

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

Apply Now

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.

Please be advised that we do not sponsor visas for this position. We only accept applicants with a valid EU work permit.

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
  • Holds a graduate degree in STEM, Finance, Economics, or  related field.
  • 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
  • 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

Apply Now

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

    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


Apply Now

The IT team is looking for an additional member. As a system administrator, you will be responsible for configuring and managing Windows and Linux servers, firewalls, switches, routers, and more. The IT team supports all teams across the group, including the development, research, and trading teams.

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
  • Performance tuning and troubleshooting
  • Resolving network problems and other performance issues

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 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
  • VMware – configuration and maintenance of ESXi 6.4 and above
  • Ansible – playbook configuration
  • Cisco switches and routers
  • FW – Fortigate

    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


Apply Now

As a network engineer part of the network team you will be responsible for the design, configuration and management of switches, routers, and any other network issues across all group locations, including the remote locations across the world.

Job Description

  • Collaborate with executive management and department leaders to asses near and long-term network capacity needs
  • Design and deploy the group’s LANs, WANs and wireless networks, including servers, routers, switches, UPSs, and other hardware
  • Design, implement, and support firewalls, site-to-site VPNs, and remote-access VPN’s
  • Conduct research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry
  • Oversee new and existing equipment, hardware , and software upgrades
  • Interact and negotiate with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure network products and services
  • Configure networks to ensure their smooth and reliable operation
  • Monitor and test network performance and troubleshoot problem areas.

The Right Candidate
  • CCNP knowledge - Routing and Switching or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrated experience with LAN, WAN and WLAN design and implementation
  • Demonstrated experience with network capacity planning, network security and other relevant subjects
  • Expert knowledge of core routing and switching design principles
  • Working technical knowledge of current network hardware, protocols
  • Ethernet
  • Ability to multi-task

    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

Apply Now

We are looking for an FPGA developer to join our team! This is a unique opportunity for those who are looking to join a dynamic, ever-changing workplace that encourages innovation and problem-solving skills.

Job Description

  • Responsible for the implementation of ultra-low latency (ULL) algo trading transactions
  • Work side by side with traders and mathematicians
  • Interact with worldwide exchanges
  • Place & route, timing analysis chip scope, high-performance coding, and optimization area

The Right Candidate
  • 3+ years of experience as an FPGA/ASIC designer
  • Familiar with Verilog, System Verilog and VHDL
  • Worked previously with HFT architecture
  • Familiarity with logic simulation and debug environments
  • A team player with the ability to work independently

    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

Apply Now

Tel Aviv

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

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

 

Apply Now

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

 

Apply Now

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 junior trading teams
  • Experience with programming in C++ / Python
  • Fast decision-making, ability to work under pressure
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong 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

Apply Now

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated IT Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have experience with back office and trading procedures in the financial world and at least a basic understanding of compliance processes. You will be responsible for developing and improving our market surveillance systems, monitoring tools, and reporting modules and automating daily calculations of capital requirements and trading flows.

Job Description

  • Develop and maintain market surveillance systems and monitoring tools.
  • Automate daily calculations of capital requirements, trading flows, and k-factors.
  • Enhance and improve existing systems to ensure optimal performance under pressure.
  • Monitor compliance reporting processes and ensure adherence to regulatory standards.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement effective IT solutions for compliance and risk management.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve system issues in a timely manner.

The Right Candidate
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in the financial industry, particularly with back office and trading procedures.
  • Knowledge of compliance processes and regulatory requirements.
  • Familiarity with financial instruments and trading strategies
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL databases.
  • Ability to work under pressure and deliver high-quality results.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Experience in developing market surveillance designs and monitoring tools.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to automate complex processes.

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


Apply Now

We are looking for an FPGA developer to join our team! This is a unique opportunity for those who are looking to join a dynamic, ever-changing workplace that encourages innovation and problem-solving skills.

Job Description

  • Responsible for the implementation of ultra-low latency (ULL) algo trading transactions
  • Work side by side with traders and mathematicians
  • Interact with worldwide exchanges
  • Place & route, timing analysis chip scope, high-performance coding, and optimization area

The Right Candidate
  • 3+ years of experience as an FPGA/ASIC designer
  • Familiar with Verilog, System Verilog and VHDL
  • Worked previously with HFT architecture
  • Familiarity with logic simulation and debug environments
  • A team player with the ability to work independently

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


Apply Now

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Data Analyst to join our development team. In this role, you will collaborate with researchers and developers to support decision-making processes through data-driven insights and analysis of market trends. Your work will directly influence our trading strategies and market analysis, helping the team identify new opportunities.


Job Description

  • Creating and maintaining reports on trading and market conditions.
  • Visualize and present findings from independent data analysis, articulating actionable insights, and recommendations.
  • Work closely with our researchers and developers to identify market opportunities and perform ad hoc analysis.

    The Right Candidate
  • Critical, thorough, Mathematical thinking with strong attention to detail.
  • Knowledge of any of Python, R, Java, C, C#, or similar programming languages.
  • Good communicator, able to deliver results of analysis in a clear manner.
  • Quality Assurance: detection of problems and inaccuracy in data or algorithm executions.
  • Knowledge or experience with databases, SQL, and large data sets.

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


Apply Now

The IT team is looking for an additional member. As a system administrator, you will be responsible for configuring and managing Windows and Linux servers, firewalls, switches, routers, and more. The IT team supports all teams across the group, including the development, research, and trading teams.

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



Apply Now

As a network engineer part of the network team you will be responsible for the design, configuration and management of switches, routers, and any other network issues across all group locations, including the remote locations across the world.

Job Description

  • Collaborate with executive management and department leaders to asses near and long-term network capacity needs
  • Design and deploy the group’s LANs, WANs and wireless networks, including servers, routers, switches, UPSs, and other hardware
  • Design, implement, and support firewalls, site-to-site VPNs, and remote-access VPN’s
  • Conduct research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry
  • Oversee new and existing equipment, hardware , and software upgrades
  • Interact and negotiate with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure network products and services
  • Configure networks to ensure their smooth and reliable operation
  • Monitor and test network performance and troubleshoot problem areas.

The Right Candidate
  • Experienced with CCNP Routing and Switching or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrated experience with LAN, WAN, and WLAN design and implementation
  • Demonstrated experience with network capacity planning, network security, and other relevant subjects
  • Expert knowledge of core routing and switching design principles
  • Working technical knowledge of current network hardware, protocols
  • Ethernet
  • Ability to multi-task

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



Apply Now

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.

1

Phone Screening

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

2

Skill Assessment

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

3

Final Interview

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

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