Trading Operations Intern

D2X is looking for a Trading Operations Intern to join its office in Amsterdam! 

What we do  

D2X launched the first regulated crypto derivatives exchange in a Tier 1 jurisdiction, operational 7 days a week. The exchange features cash-settled BTC-EUR and ETH-EUR Calendar Futures and plans to expand into USD-denominated Futures and Options over the coming year. Operating out of the Netherlands, D2X holds an MTF license (MiFID II) and has raised over €16 million from strategic investors including Point72, Flow Traders and GSR. D2X Group N.V. was incorporated in 2021 in Amsterdam with the ambition to pioneer next-generation market infrastructure. 

Working for D2X means being reliable, innovative, driven and transparent. Our culture of entrepreneurship and accountability creates an environment that will allow you to build your skills and career further. 

Technology at D2X   

Digital assets trade round-the-clock, 365 days a year. Therefore, we continuously employ advanced technology to offer fast and reliable trading interfaces. We leverage low-latency architectures, continuous-delivery pipelines and real-time monitoring to ensure seamless execution and system resilience. 

Trading Operations at D2X 

As a member of Trading Operations, you own our market from open to close and play a key role in feature delivery across the business. Your three main pillars will be: 

1) Client Onboarding & Integration 

• Technical integration of new trading firms and software vendors 

• Exchange API configuration, sandbox testing and go-live support 

2) Product Development & Testing 

• Define and test new platform features from inception through production 

• Own quality metrics and drive continuous improvements in trading, post-trade and more 

3) Market Monitoring & Incident Management 

• Round-the-clock surveillance of core applications and trading activity 

• Triage, escalate and resolve incidents in partnership with Technology, Risk, and Compliance teams 

Your Responsibilities 

• Assist in monitoring and supporting our mission-critical production systems and processes 

• Helping in responding to incidents and coordinating their resolution 

• Assist participants in all trading-related and functional inquiries 

• Support to technical integrations and related projects 

• Collaborate to develop and maintain strong relationships with exchange participants and vendors 

• Contribute to driving process improvements and workflow efficiency to optimize our operations and enhance the participant experience 

• Create and maintain clear and concise documentation to support our internal and external stakeholders 

Your Skill Set 

• Recent graduate or final year for a university degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent. 

• Interest in the financial industry and enthusiastic about digital assets.  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English 

• Available for 40 hours/week  

What we offer 

Within all our internships, we offer you the opportunity to develop, learn, orient, build relationships, and gain insights into what it’s like to work as a future Trading Operations Specialist. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your work as well as your academic needs and are happy to help you navigate at the beginning of your career.  

• Competitive reimbursement of 1000 EUR 

• Energetic, collaborative, and fun work culture 

• A maximum of 27 days of annual leave based on full-time employment 

• Dynamic, international, innovative, and respectful work environment – employees are at the core, we value every individual and encourage initiatives 

• Training and Learning experience in financial markets and digital assets 

• Premium office space with rich amenities in Amsterdam 

• The ability to work with and learn from coworkers who have years of experience within any field, from big tech to fintech 

• The ability to gain large scopes of responsibility over real-world projects 

• Hybrid working mode with 3 days a week at the office and 2 days a week from home 

Are you up for the challenge? We would love to get to know you!  

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor non-EU citizens.