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województwo małopolskie, Polska
Hybrid
Fancy helping to shape the future of FinTech?
We have always been innovators. In 1996 we were the first company to share exchange rate information, free of charge on the internet. Today, we are a world leading online trading group.
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We are only as good as our people. Luckily, our people are the best. Join us!
How do we work?
We’re looking for a Team Lead with strong C++ application development experience and a passion for leading people. You’ll join the OANDA engineering team that owns the backend of our renowned trading platform, used globally to analyze currency markets and trade forex and CFDs. Your leadership and technical contributions will directly impact thousands of customers trading billions of dollars daily.
The Backend Team leverages modern C++ and Python to build high-performing, reliable solutions and robust in-house risk management systems.
Guide, mentor, and empower a team of developers while contributing to hands-on technical execution.
Apply basic project management skills to plan sprints, track deliverables, and shepherd releases through CI/CD pipelines.
Research, design, test, deploy, and maintain backend trading and risk management services in a Linux environment.
Collaborate with business and technical leadership to translate business requirements into actionable team goals.
Participate in a monthly on-call support rotation.
University degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
A strong desire to lead and coach a team, combined with continuous learning habits.
Adaptability to manage shifting priorities and project scopes effectively.
Solid hands-on development experience with modern C++
Knowledgeable in data structures, algorithms, multithreading, and concurrency.
Familiarity with databases, REST microservices, and software design patterns.
Experience with CI/CD, deployment automation, and writing clean, documented code.
Basic project management and team coordination skills.
Nice to have:
Development experience with Python
Kubernetes
Linux operating systems
Experience with Kafka (or similar event driven technology)
Prometheus, Grafana
GCP / GKE, Terraform, Ansible
Claude / Gemini AI tools
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