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Staff Software Engineer

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Technology

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It’s no wonder we can go further, faster together.

We’re a team of 450+ professionals from 50+ nationalities, all commercially driven, entrepreneurial and ready to turn potential into progress. Not just for us, but for the world too.

At STX, we’re focused on so much more than making money. We’re here to make a profit with a purpose. Because for us, nothing’s more important than being able to trade in environmental commodities and create the most effective decarbonization strategies for our clients. Join us and together we can change the world – one trade at a time.

Your success story starts here…

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The Future is Ours to Build

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and design core systems: You are hands-on during implementation, helping service teams bootstrap maintainable, scalable systems and guiding them through technical decisions and trade-offs.
  • Drive resilient, scalable design: You make the hard trade-offs and present them as clear choices, ensuring systems are both robust and future-proof.
  • Turn ambiguity into clarity: Work across teams and functions to align on shared goals, translating unclear ideas into solid technical concepts.
  • Full-stack experience with breadth: You work comfortably across the stack—including infrastructure as code, and have a general understanding of data engineering concepts.
  • Collaborate across the business: Partner with Trading, Legal, Risk, and Ops to deliver thoughtful, well-architected solutions to real-world challenges.
  • Elevate and innovate: Mentor others, set architectural standards, and embrace emerging technologies (including LLMs) to improve workflows and push the boundaries of individual impact.
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Build and Define the Future

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years in software development within product-led companies, ideally in fintech or B2B SaaS at scale.
  • Strong in TypeScript for modern frontend development, with solid backend experience in Python and Node.js.
  • Deep knowledge of core AWS services, including serverless and infrastructure as code (e.g., CDK), plus experience with Kinesis/Kafka and Kubernetes.
  • Track record in driving best practices, security, quality, or architectural standards, as a bar-raiser or champion.
  • A strong communicator who thinks beyond problem-solving and collaborates effectively across teams.
  • Bonus: Experience with trading workflows, commodities, or carbon/energy markets.

Compensation and benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Pension scheme contributions

Sport and training opportunities

Strong focus on personal and professional development

Diversity Statement

We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to enhance our team and contribute to a more inclusive work environment. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are more than just concepts – they are part of our everyday work culture, ensuring employees are welcomed and experience true camaraderie.

At STX, we ask applicants to think holistically about roles. If the role sounds exciting and a great fit for you but some of the criteria or required experience doesn’t 100% line up, we still encourage you to apply!

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CV Review

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Assessment + recruiter intake

Online assessment and recruiter intake call

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Two rounds of interviews

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We will make you an offer, take care of your onboarding and welcome you to the STX family

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