Lead C++ Engineer for High-Performance Trading System

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.

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

Strong experience with Linux / POSIX environments.

CMake / vcpkg , Git.

Hands-on experience with concurrency and shared memory tools .

ZeroMQ (or similar), low-level socket programming (TCP/UDP).

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

Upper-Intermediate or higher.

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.

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

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

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

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Technical Interview with our expert Our Benefits Projects with modern stack Work from anywhere (fully remotely or in our office) Paid vacations and sick-leaves, additional days-off, relocation bonus Wellness:

Medical insurance/ sport compensation/ health check-up+flu vaccination at your 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 Recruiter Yuliia Nochovna