--- title: 'Senior Research Engineer (Based in Hong Kong) at Flow Traders' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-research-engineer-based-in-hong-kong-flow-traders-amsterdam-g74rrfbha8cx' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # Senior Research Engineer (Based in Hong Kong) at Flow Traders - **Company:** Flow Traders - **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Posted:** 2026-06-22 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/flowtraders/jobs/8020047 ## Job description Flow Traders is looking for a Senior Research Engineer, successful candidate will be relocated to our Hong Kong Office. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business. We value quick-witted, creative minds and challenge them to make full use of their capacities. As a Senior Research Engineer, you will be responsible for helping to lead the development of our trading model research framework and using it to conduct research to develop models for trading in production. You'll expand the framework to become global standard way of training, consuming, combining, and transforming any data source in a data-driven systematic way. You will then partner with Quantitative Researchers to build the trading models themselves. ## What You Will Do - Help to lead the development and global rollout of our research framework for defining and training models through various optimization procedures (supervised learning, backtesting etc.), as well as its integration with our platform for deploying and running those models in production - Partner with Quantitative Researchers to conduct research: test hypotheses and tune/develop data-driven systematic trading strategies and alpha signals ## What You Need to Succeed - Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Machine Learning, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science or similar - 8+ years of hands-on experience MLOps, Research Engineering, or ML Research - A strong background in mathematics and statistics - Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, with experience in libraries like numpy, pytorch, polars, pandas, and ray. - Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing end-to-end machine learning pipelines, including data preprocessing, model training, deployment, and monitoring - Understanding of and experience with modern software development practices and tools (e.g. Agile, version control, automated testing, CI/CD, observability) - Understanding of cloud platforms (e. g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (e. g., Docker, Kubernetes) Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders. ## About Flow Traders ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Flow Traders is a global technology-enabled liquidity provider and market maker that enhances efficiency and transparency across financial markets. - **Entity Type**: Public (Euronext Amsterdam: FLOW) - **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Founded**: 2004 - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Financial services, electronic trading, market making, liquidity provision - **Target customers**: Institutional investors, exchanges, trading platforms (B2B) - **Mission statement**: “To enhance the seamless functioning and accessibility of markets, in order to unlock the potential of investing.” ## Products & Services - **Exchange-Traded Products (ETP) Market Making**: Core business – providing continuous liquidity on ETPs across global exchanges. - **Fixed Income Trading**: Expanded into fixed income in 2021. - **Foreign Exchange (FX) & Digital Assets**: Added FX and digital assets capabilities to diversify product range. - **Off-Exchange Trading**: Proprietary off-exchange trading offering launched in 2017. - **Investment Unit**: Dedicated investment unit launched in 2022 to invest in the financial ecosystem. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed in provided sources; publicly listed on Euronext Amsterdam (ticker: FLOW). - **Key Metric**: Total income of €480.5 million in 2025 (Annual Report 2025). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly listed, but the firm has a strong institutional client base and holds licenses such as QFII for on-shore trading in China. - **Growth Signals**: - Over 630 professionals globally (2025). - Expanded into fixed income, FX, and digital assets. - Opened offices in Chicago, Shanghai, Paris, Hong Kong, Milan, New York, and Cluj (technology development). - Over 40% of workforce in Technology. - 10-year public company milestone in 2025. ## Competitive Advantages - **Technology-driven**: Proprietary, best-in-class trading infrastructure; over 40% of employees in Technology. - **Global reach**: Trading hubs in Europe, the U.S., and Asia-Pacific providing 24-hour liquidity across major exchanges and platforms. - **Entrepreneurial culture**: Flat, informal environment with direct communication and a 20+ year track record of innovation. - **Diversification**: Expanded from ETPs into fixed income, FX, digital assets, and off-exchange trading, reducing reliance on any single asset class. ## Strategic Focus - **Continued diversification**: Deepening presence in digital assets, fixed income, and FX. - **Technology investment**: Building next-generation solutions to power trading and maintain competitive edge. - **Geographic expansion**: Strengthening on-the-ground presence in key financial hubs (Chicago, Shanghai, etc.). - **Ecosystem investment**: Through the dedicated investment unit, supporting innovation in the broader financial ecosystem. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: International, diverse, and empowering; informal with open communication; entrepreneurial spirit. - **Technology focus**: Over 40% of staff in Technology; opportunity to work on cutting-edge trading systems. - **Global opportunities**: Global Rotation Program allowing employees to work in different locations (Amsterdam, New York, Hong Kong, etc.). - **Compensation**: Attractive package including base salary and discretionary variable component. - **Perks**: Annual company trip, holiday parties, sports events, wellness programs, healthy food, and charity initiatives through the Flow Traders Foundation. - **Learning & Development**: Dedicated learning platform, conference sponsorship, and specialized onboarding for Trading and Technology teams. - **Visa sponsorship**: Provided for international candidates (including partner/children); relocation assistance offered. - **Offices**: Vibrant workspaces with lounges, bars, gaming areas, and free lunches/coffee. ## Sources 1. [flowtraders.com - About](https://www.flowtraders.com/about/) 2. [flowtraders.com - Careers](https://www.flowtraders.com/careers/) 3. [flowtraders.com - Annual Report 2025](https://flowtraders.com/media/2s2pdl01/flow-traders-annual-report-2025.pdf) 4. 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