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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Interested candidates are invited to share their updated CV for consideration.