Lead C++ Engineer

TechMagic

13h • Remote

About The Position

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 Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the Matching Engine - the core component responsible for pairing buy and sell orders and executing trades.

Benefits

• Projects with modern stack
• Work from anywhere (fully remotely or in our office)
• Paid vacations and sick-leaves, additional days-off, relocation bonus
• Medical insurance/ sport compensation/ health check-up+flu vaccination at your choice
• regular tech-talks, educational courses, paid certifications, English classes
• own football team, budget for team-lunches, branded gifts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed