Senior C++ Developer

EPAM Systems; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Remote work within Poland

Relocation opportunities

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Health insurance

Multisport

Vouchers

Team events

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Kraków is seeking a Senior C++ Developer to join our global team working on client connectivity trading systems and FIX-based platforms. You will help modernize platforms, tackle performance challenges, and deliver client-driven features while aligning with DevOps practices and CI/CD across regions.

This hybrid role offers 3 days in the Kraków office with options for remote work within Poland.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with C++, including multi-threading, STL, and templates.
• Proficiency in data structures, casting, pointers, socket programming, and algorithms.
• Development experience in a financial environment working on order management systems, FIX protocol, and order-state handling.
• Background in programming within Linux/Unix environments.
• Expertise in building high-performance, high-availability, low-latency, transaction-oriented distributed systems with high throughput and capacity.
• Knowledge of the equity trading environment, ideally across a multi-regional capacity.
• Excellent communication skills and the capability to explain highly complex topics to IT and business stakeholders.
• English proficiency at an Upper-Intermediate level (B2) or higher.

Responsibilities

• Spend 80-90% of your time performing direct development-related activities such as coding, design, configuration management, releases, and post-implementation support.
• Contribute to architectural decisions as part of a global team solving complex technical problems.
• Modernize existing client connectivity trading platforms (A4, A4FIX, FIXAJ, BlueDirect).
• Deliver technical projects to enhance system performance and throughput.
• Work on client-driven projects to add new functionality and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Drive the team’s transformation toward a DevOps ecosystem with CI/CD practices.
• Collaborate with analysts, developers, and business stakeholders across multiple regions.
• Provide post-implementation support and ensure system reliability.

Skills

Multithreading

STL

Templates

Data structures

Socket programming

Algorithms

C++

Linux/Unix

High performance

Distributed systems

Low latency

Tools

A4

A4FIX

FIXAJ

BlueDirect

Git

CI/CD

Job description

We are seeking a Senior C++ Developer to join our global team working on client connectivity trading systems and FIX-based platforms.You will contribute to a multi-year initiative to modernize existing connectivity platforms, collaborating with analysts, developers, and business stakeholders across the globe. This role involves solving challenging architectural problems, enhancing system performance, delivering client-driven functionality, and ensuring compliance with market regulations, while helping the team embrace a DevOps ethos with continuous integration and continuous delivery.This role offers a hybrid model, with 3 days per week working from the client's office in Kraków, Poland.ResponsibilitiesSpend 80-90% of your time performing direct development-related activities such as coding, design, configuration management, releases, and post-implementation supportContribute to architectural decisions as part of a global team solving complex technical problemsModernize existing client connectivity trading platforms, including A4, A4FIX, FIXAJ, and BlueDirectDeliver technical projects to enhance system performance and throughputWork on client-driven projects to add new functionality and ensure compliance with market regulationsDrive the team's transformation toward a DevOps ecosystem with CI/CD practicesCollaborate closely with analysts, developers, and business stakeholders across multiple regionsProvide post-implementation support and ensure system reliabilityRequirements5+ years of hands-on experience with C++, including multi-threading, STL, and templatesProficiency in data structures, casting, pointers, socket programming, and algorithmsDevelopment experience in a financial environment working on order management systems, FIX protocol, and order-state handlingBackground in programming within Linux/Unix environmentsExpertise in building high-performance, high-availability, low-latency, transaction-oriented distributed systems with high throughput and capacityKnowledge of the equity trading environment, ideally across a multi-regional capacityExcellent communication skills and the capability to explain highly complex functional and non-functional topics to IT and business stakeholdersEnglish proficiency at an Upper-Intermediate level (B2) or higherNice to havePrior experience working on a client connectivity systemFamiliarity with Java, including Core Java, Collections, and ReflectionCapability to handle Level 3 (DEV) support in a pressurized production environmentWe offerWe gather like-minded people:Top tech minds driving innovation in AI, cloud and digital platform modernizationSupportive team and agile, startup-like cultureHybrid by design mode and opportunity to work remotely within PolandChance to work abroad for up to 60 days annuallyBusiness-driven relocation opportunitiesWe provide growth opportunities:Career development programsThought leadership, mentoring, soft skills and well-being programsCertification (Anthropic, Gemini, GCP, Azure, AWS)English classesWe cover it all:Stable payParticipation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discountBenefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)Referral bonuses up to $2,000Offices featuring entertainment and relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks, coffee and moreCorporate, social and well-being eventsPlease, note:Benefits listed above are available to employees onlyWe are open for working with Contractors. Terms of B2B cooperation agreements are agreed individuallyWe will reach out to selected candidates exclusivelyEPAM is global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, we empower our clients to become AI-Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments.