§ Journal

    Hiring insights for
    digital finance.

    Market intel, salary signals and recruiting playbooks for crypto, quant, fintech and AI teams across Amsterdam and Europe. Written from the desk, not the brochure.

    The Dutch Quant Hiring Landscape, 2026

    Where the talent is moving, what proprietary trading firms are paying, and why crypto-native quant shops are quietly outbidding everyone in Amsterdam.

    Pillar

    MiCA & the European Exchange Hiring Cycle

    The 2025–26 wave of CASP-licensed firms is hiring fast. Here's what they're hiring for, where the talent is coming from, and why the next 12 months will be the tightest market regulated venues have seen.

    AI Engineering at Trading Firms

    Production ML versus research, what skills get hired versus what gets ignored, and the comp ranges nobody publishes.