A leading high-frequency trading company, is looking for a Principal C++ Engineer to join their high-performing Trading Systems team. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll set technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate closely with traders, researchers, and infrastructure teams to design end-to-end high-performance systems.
What you’ll do:
- Design and develop high-performance, low-latency trading systems in modern C++ (C++17/20/23).
- Drive system architecture decisions and ensure implementation across the team.
- Optimize performance across the stack: memory models, CPU cache usage, networking, FPGA offloading.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to turn trading strategies into technology.
- Lead and mentor engineers, supporting career growth and guiding problem-solving.
What they’re looking for:
- 6+ years of professional modern C++ development experience.
- 2+ years of technical leadership & people management.
- Strong knowledge of systems-level programming & OS internals.
- Experience building high-throughput, fault-tolerant systems.
- Excellent command of Russian and English languages
Bonus points if you have:
- Debugging & performance analysis expertise.
- Experience with quantitative development or ML infrastructure.
- Familiarity with low-latency system design and x86/x64 internals.
- Background in competitive programming (ICPC, IOI, Hashcode) or CTFs.
What they offer:
- High base salary + biannual bonuses.
- Tuition reimbursement, conference & training sponsorship.
- Comprehensive health insurance.
- Reimbursement for sports activities.
- Engaging corporate events twice a year.
- Flexible, low-bureaucracy work environment.