Junior System Reliability Engineer - Amsterdam

🚀 Do you enjoy creating simple and clean solutions to complex challenges? Apply now!

Who we are

WEBB Traders is a fast-growing, global proprietary trading company, driven by data and technology. We act as a market maker, using our own capital to trade on global stock and derivatives exchanges. By leveraging a large network of interdealer brokers and the latest advancements in electronic trading technology, we add liquidity to the financial markets specialized in cash equity and derivatives.

Since our very first trade in 2009, WEBB’s headquarters have been based in Amsterdam, nowadays supported by a strong presence in Paris. With our 70 employees of over 25 different nationalities, we are united in our great ambition to grow WEBB into a global leader in arbitrage and liquidity.

Join us to accelerate your career in the unique trading culture of openness, community and boundary-free entrepreneurship!

The role

You'll be joining our SRE team, the backbone of our production environment. We work hand-in-hand with our in-house users - traders, risk managers, compliance officers, and back-office teams - to keep daily operations running smoothly. Our work spans acquiring and configuring hardware and software, monitoring system health and performance, fine-tuning setups, troubleshooting issues, and implementing robust fixes. But we don’t stop there! We’re constantly building smart tools to automate and simplify our tasks, boosting both our efficiency and the quality of our systems. With your engineering mindset and sharp eye for improvement, you’ll help us eliminate repetitive work, introduce lasting solutions, and evolve our production environment - laying the groundwork for WEBB to grow into a globally competitive trading firm.

What you'll do

• Ensuring a smooth operation of our production environment; the hardware and software which is built both in-house and by third-party vendors

• Frequent interactions with our users; answering questions and troubleshooting in case of issues, and understanding their drivers and needs

• Strong collaboration with the development team in building high quality production solutions

• Learning about the trading domain, our systems, and what is needed from an IT perspective to run a trading firm

• Building tools in Python or C++ to increase the effectiveness of the team, as well as the performance and reliability of our production environment

What you bring to WEBB

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

• Experience: 0 to 2 years in a systems engineering or similar technical role

• Technical knowledge: Proficient in networking, hardware, OS (Windows, Linux), and databases (PostgreSQL), with strong comfort using the command line.

• Programming skills: Proficient in Python and Bash (bonus for C++ experience)

• Learning mindset: Eager, curious, and quick to adapt to new technologies and challenges

• Team-oriented: A collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment

• Problem-solving: Analytical thinker with creative solutions and a results-driven attitude

• Simplicity focused: A keen eye for identifying and avoiding unnecessary complexity, always striving for clean, efficient solutions

• Language skills: Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal

What we offer

• Challenge yourself. Be part of the dynamic work environment and grow along with us
• Develop yourself. Join internal and external training sessions covering trading software, agile methodologies, and hardware and software management
• Treat yourself. Enjoy delicious meals in our office 
• Stay fit. Sports facility access
• Keep the spirit up. Fun activities with your teammates on a regular basis
• Team up. A great office vibe in the heart of Amsterdam 
• It’s on us. Benefit from travel reimbursement in Amsterdam 
• And finally… A competitive reward package including a bonus scheme

Application process

1. Apply online - Submit your application (in English) through our WEBBsite. We’re excited to hear from you!
2. Get to know us - Have an online interview with our Recruiter and the Team Lead of the SRE team to align on expectations and see if we’re a match
3. Show your skills - Tackle our programming challenge and showcase your engineering superpowers
4. Dive deeper - Join a technical interview with the team to discuss the submission of your challenge
5. Meet us in person - Visit our office for the final round with our Head of IT, and stick around for a drink to get a real feel for our team
6. Welcome aboard! - Receive our offer and get ready to start your journey at WEBB!

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