Senior C/C++ Low Latency Engineer
About the role
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01Your job
This role is crucial for our organization. Our Technology team is small and therefore you get a lot of responsibilities and freedom! You are triggered by being faster than the competitors and you like to focus on quality. As you can imagine in a small team, there is a flat hierarchy and everybody is really hands-on to be the best in what we do!
We are looking for senior C/C++ Engineers with extensive knowledge and experience in building, testing, monitoring and maintaining large scale parallel applications and databases. As a C/C++ Engineer at Mathrix in the low latency environment, your focus will be on the code which facilitates the automated trades on various exchanges worldwide.
Our companies’ performance is highly dependent on the performance of our data processing pipelines. You will regularly need to appeal to all aspects of your developers’ skillset to find new and innovative ways to optimize your code. Some examples of the ‘everyday’ challenges you would encounter are and have to implement:
low-latency networking code for fast communication with exchanges
context-switch-free code
design and implement custom data storage structures with minimalistic footprint
data pipelines using a streaming paradigm
complex trading logic for the decision engine with the lowest possible compute time
reimplement existing code using advanced features of the CPU (SIMD)
To accommodate the growth of the company, we spend increasing efforts on the maintainability and manageability of our large, highly optimized and multithreaded codebases while preserving its main purpose (low latency). You will have to maneuver yourself between these worlds to get the best results.
In addition to writing code, the Technology team builds and maintains the global (hardware) infrastructure to facilitate the trading. In your job you will be regularly involved in all aspects of the pipeline and different tech stacks; from hardware compositions, network design to data logging pipelines for the traders and quants.
02Who are you
Due to the growth of our organization, we are looking for more than one C/C++ Engineer. As the new team member, you bring the following skillset:
extensive and thorough knowledge of C and C++ in Linux
an understanding of, and the ability to verify - the assembly the compiler will produce from the code you write
understanding what (GNU/Linux) system calls you invoke will do and cost
knowledge of x64 hardware and how to use it efficiently
understanding what storage structures to select or implement given their use (time complexity)
ability to work with debuggers and profilers
operative coding (git, documentation)
ability to absorb from and provide knowledge to the team
pro-active, a self-starter, honest, flexible and stress resistant
In addition to the above, having a background in one of the specializations below are nice to have:
experience with network engineering; either (low latency) networking hardware deployment or networking protocol implementations;
experience with Big Data engineering and knowledge of Big Data best practices and implementations best suited for different use cases.
03What we offer
Excellent remuneration (including discretionary bonus)
Fun and inspiring work environment
Experienced and knowledgeable colleagues
25 vacation days
Allowance for commuting expenses
Additional benefits: yearly office trip(s), fitness allowance, Friday afternoon drinks, weekly massages, excellent free lunch
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Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025
UN living-cost index for Netherlands (ICSC post adjustment 42.9), as of 1 Oct 2026.
Source: ICSC post adjustment classifications (icsc.un.org)
- Highly Skilled Migrant: Recognised sponsor and salary threshold
- EU Blue Card: Degree and salary threshold
- Orientation year for highly educated persons: Graduates of Dutch or top world universities, 1 year job search
Official routes: Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)
Answered at our last check on Oct 25, 2026.
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