Lead C++ Engineer

The project is a live high-performance market order and trading system designed as an exchange for energy commodities. Operating primarily in the US and European markets for a global client the platform handles complex trades where every millisecond counts. We are looking for a key engineer to take full ownership of the Matching Engine - the core component responsible for pairing buy and sell orders and executing trades.

Requirements:

• 10 years of professional experience in software development.

• Deep expertise in Modern C (17/20/23): move semantics constexpr templates etc.

• Strong experience with Linux / POSIX environments.

• Proficiency with build systems and tools: CMake / vcpkg Git.

• Hands-on experience with concurrency and shared memory tools.

• Networking skills: ZeroMQ (or similar) low-level socket programming (TCP/UDP).

• Proficiency in using AI coding tools (Cursor Claude Codex etc.) to enhance the development workflow.

• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher.

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with kdb TypeScript and code generation tools.

• Experience in Financial or Trading domains (FIX Protocol OMS Market data feeds like ITCH/OUCH).

• Knowledge of Redis or other in-memory data stores.

• Familiarity with the Qt framework.

What we are looking for:

• Autonomy: You excel at working independently learning on your own and figuring out large unfamiliar codebases without external support.

• Ownership: You are ready to take full responsibility for the core part of the system.

• Assertiveness: You can clearly communicate your technical vision and demonstrate your project understanding effectively.

Stages:

1. HR Interview with a Recruiter.

2. Technical Interview with our expert

Our Benefits

• Projects with modern stack
• Work from anywhere (fully remotely orinour office)
• Paid vacations and sick-leaves additional days-off relocation bonus
• Wellness: Medical insurance/ sport compensation/ health check-upflu vaccination atyour choice
• Education: regular tech-talks educational courses paid certifications English classes
• Fun: own football team budget for team-lunches branded gifts
• One of the best IT employers in Lviv based on DOU rating

RecruiterYuliia Nochovna