Low Latency Trading C++ Senior Engineer

Low Latency Trading C++ Senior Software Eng
Location: Krakow Poland
Seniority: L5–L6
Engagement Type: New Hire (No Handover Required)
Technology: C++, Linux
DCV.UB.PL.INS.26.10.2026
Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop and optimise low-latency C++ components for exchange connectivity and algorithmic trading platforms serving major European venues.
• Develop new features, perform automated testing and support continuous deployment.
• Ensure solution quality, security, reliability and compliance.
• Implement observability, monitor production systems and provide L3 support, including root-cause analysis.
• Use AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot and support workflow automation through MCP-based integrations.
Required Skills
• Modern C++ (C++14/17 minimum; C++20 advantageous), multithreading, memory management, data structures and algorithms.
• Linux development: gdb, perf, strace and shell scripting.
• C++ unit testing and test automation frameworks such as Robot Framework.
• Python for testing, tooling or scripting.
• Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines and familiarity with Ansible.
• L3 production support, incident triage and root-cause analysis.
• Experience using AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot.
Nice to Have
• Lock-free data structures, kernel bypass (DPDK/Solarflare), cache-aware design and NUMA tuning.
• Performance tools: VTune, flame graphs and Google Benchmark.
• CPU caches, branch prediction, memory hierarchy and NICs.
• Financial protocols: FIX, ITCH, OUCH or native exchange APIs.
• Exchange connectivity, smart order routing or execution algorithms.
• MCP server integration and AI workflow automation.
• Monitoring tools: Corvil, Geneos and PCAP analysis.
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