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