Backend Developer

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Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Backend Developer with strong C++ expertise to join our
core engineering team and help build and evolve a multi-asset, ultra-low latency trading
platform.
You will work on performance-critical systems that process real-time market data and order
flows across multiple venues and asset classes (Equities, FX, Derivatives). This is a hands-on
engineering role focused on deterministic performance, reliability, and clean architecture.
If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges with real-time performance requirements,
this role is for you.

Job Description

• Design and implement low-latency trading components in modern C++ (C++17/20+)

• Build high-performance market data handlers and order gateways (FIX / binary protocols)

• Optimize latency, throughput, and memory footprint under heavy load

• Develop real-time risk checks and pre-trade validation modules

• Contribute to order management, smart order routing, and execution logic

• Improve resiliency, failover, and high-availability architecture

• Participate in performance profiling, benchmarking, and system tuning

• Collaborate with quant, infrastructure, and DevOps teams

 

Who you Are

- Passionate about performance and clean code

- Comfortable working close to hardware and OS internals

- Analytical and detail-oriented

- Able to balance correctness, latency, and maintainability

- Motivated by solving complex distributed systems problems

 

What we expect

• Strong expertise in modern C++ (C++17/20 or later)

• Deep understanding of:

  • Multithreading and concurrency

  • Lock-free / wait-free programming

  • Memory management and cache optimization

  • Network programming (TCP/UDP, multicast)

  • Knowledge of Linux internals

  • Strong debugging skills and attention to performance details

 

Nice to have:

• • Financial experience

• FIX protocol

• Exchange binary protocols

• Market data feed handlers

• Smart order routing

• Risk engines

  • FPGA integration

  • Experience with PostgresSQL or high-performance data stores

  • Other languages (C#, Python), familiarity with messaging libraries (Solace)

• Strong communication skills. Good command of English is needed, to work effectively in a multinational company.

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology