Full Stack Java Engineer in Amsterdam

About BlockTech BlockTech is a fast-paced algorithmic trading firm facilitating global cryptocurrency derivatives and spot trading while expanding into new markets. As we continue to grow rapidly, we are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Foundation team amid our exciting scale-up phase! You will Build & optimize: Design, develop, and maintain high-reliability, low-latency, and high-throughput foundational systems that enable our trading and technology teams to scale efficiently. Ingest & aggregate: Collect trading business data with minimal latency impact and ingest both public and private exchange information into our trading system. Store & stream: Develop and maintain infrastructure for real-time data aggregation and long-term storage, as well as our Kafka-based messaging systems. Collaborate & support: Work closely with multiple teams, assisting them in integrating with and making the most of our foundational systems. Innovate: Drive projects from concept to deployment with full ownership, and explore new tools, frameworks, and approaches to keep our infrastructure best-in-class. The Foundation team develops core software infrastructure (libraries, frameworks, and systems) for BlockTech, solving common problems and lending its expertise to enable other teams to stay focused on their respective domains. They own, develop, and configure a wide variety of critical, high-reliability software, ranging from low-level ultra-low-latency shared memory IPC libraries to high-throughput data buses and data aggregation systems including Kafka, NATS, PostgreSQL, and Iceberg. They work primarily in Rust, but also use Python and SQL. If you thrive on low-level problem-solving, building robust frameworks from scratch, and enabling others to move faster, this role is for you. What We're Looking For Essential: 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, with a strong focus on systems-level optimisation and awareness of hardware constraints Proficiency