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tradelab

Posted 3 Sep 2026

Junior C++ Developer

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Employment
Full time
Team
Backend Development
Posted
3 Sep 2026

About the role

What We Expect :• 0–2 years of experience in C++ development (freshers with strong fundamentals and relevantacademic/personal projects are welcome to apply).• Solid grasp of core C++ (C++11/14/17) concepts — OOP , STL, memory management, andpointers.• Basic understanding of data structures, algorithms, and their time/space complexity.• Exposure to or willingness to learn multithreading and concurrency fundamentals.• Familiarity with, or genuine interest in learning, Qt for building desktop applications.• Basic awareness of networking concepts (TCP/IP); interest in learning protocols like FIX on thejob.• Comfortable working in a Linux environment and using Git for version control.• Strong analytical and debugging skills, with a habit of writing clean, readable code.• A genuine curiosity about trading systems and eagerness to learn from senior engineers.
What You Will Do :• Work closely with senior engineers to develop and maintain modules within our C++ tradingapplications.• Assist in building and testing components for market data handling and order processing underguidance.• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code following the team's coding standards.• Debug issues, fix bugs, and support root-cause analysis in existing modules with mentorship.• Gradually take on tasks involving exchange connectivity and FIX protocol integration as yougrow.• Participate actively in code reviews to learn best practices in performance-oriented coding.• Collaborate with QA and cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, high-quality releases.• Continuously upskill in low-latency systems design, profiling, and optimization techniques.
Must-Have Skills :• Strong fundamentals in C++ (C++11/14/17).• Good understanding of OOP principles, data structures, and algorithms.• Basic knowledge of multithreading and concurrency concepts.• Willingness to learn and work with the Qt framework.• Good problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
Nice-to-Have Skills :• Internship, academic, or personal project experience involving C++.• Basic exposure to Qt or any GUI framework.• Awareness of networking protocols and interprocess communication concepts.• Interest in fintech, trading systems, or high-performance computing.• Contributions to personal, academic, or open-source C++ projects.

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