Senior C++ Engineer — Trading Systems, Hybrid (Kraków)

EPAM Systems; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Kraków, Poland, is seeking a Senior C++ Developer to join a global team modernizing connectivity platforms and delivering high-performance, low-latency solutions in a financial environment.

The role involves architectural decisions, DevOps practices with CI/CD, and collaboration with stakeholders across regions. A focus on reliability and compliance is essential for client-driven projects.

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 functional and non-functional topics to IT and business stakeholders.
• English proficiency at an Upper-Intermediate level (B2) or higher.
• Nice to have Prior experience working on a client connectivity system

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, including A4, A4FIX, FIXAJ, and BlueDirect
• Deliver technical projects to enhance system performance and throughput
• Work on client-driven projects to add new functionality and ensure compliance with market regulations
• Drive the team's transformation toward a DevOps ecosystem with CI/CD practices
• Collaborate closely with analysts, developers, and business stakeholders across multiple regions
• Provide post-implementation support and ensure system reliability

Skills

C++

Multithreading

STL

Templates

Socket programming

Data structures

Linux/Unix

Low-latency

English (B2+)

Communication

Tools

FIX protocol

Linux

Job description

EPAM Systems in Kraków, Poland, is seeking a Senior C++ Developer to join a global team modernizing connectivity platforms and delivering high-performance, low-latency solutions in a financial environment.

The role involves architectural decisions, DevOps practices with CI/CD, and collaboration with stakeholders across regions. A focus on reliability and compliance is essential for client-driven projects.