Senior C++ Engineer with Observability

We are looking for a Senior C++ Engineer with Observability expertise to spearhead our observability implementation. This position blends practical engineering with technical leadership, guaranteeing that customer experience, system reliability, and operational insight remain measurable and integrated across the entire software development lifecycle. The perfect candidate will offer substantial experience in low-latency trading, market data, or similar high-performance distributed systems, paired with a solid C++ foundation and a proven history of delivering production monitoring, telemetry, and operational tooling at scale.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead observability implementation throughout the software development lifecycle
• Guarantee that customer experience, system reliability, and operational insight stay measurable and integrated
• Construct and maintain large-scale monitoring, observability, or control platforms
• Set standards and promote the adoption of observability best practices
• Collaborate effectively with development teams to deliver telemetry and operational tooling
• Deploy metrics, tracing, logging, profiling, and telemetry pipelines
• Advance customer-experience measurement for latency-sensitive market data systems
• Guide engineering teams toward shared observability goals

Requirements

• More than 5 years of experience in observability engineering, covering metrics, tracing, and logging
• Strong skills in profiling and telemetry pipelines
• Knowledge of customer-experience measurement for latency-sensitive market data systems
• Experience building and maintaining large-scale monitoring, observability, or control platforms
• Strong C++ engineering skills along with the capacity to collaborate effectively with development teams
• Expertise in OpenTelemetry, eBPF, and GitOps
• Capability in API-driven automation and CI/CD-integrated observability practices
• Knowledge of cloud-native, Kubernetes, and distributed systems architectures
• Demonstrated ability to guide engineering teams and define standards
• English proficiency at B2 level or above

Nice to have

• Experience in trading or market-making
• Knowledge of exchange connectivity
• Understanding of market data environments

We offer

• We gather like-minded people:
  • Engineering community of industry professionals
  • Friendly team and enjoyable working environment
  • Flexible schedule and opportunity to work remotely within Poland
  • Chance to work abroad for up to 60 days annually
  • Business-driven relocation opportunities
• We provide growth opportunities:
  • Outstanding career roadmap
  • Leadership development, career advising, soft skills, and well-being programs
  • Certification (GCP, Azure, AWS)
  • Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Get Abstract, Cloud Guru
  • English classes
• We cover it all:
  • Stable income (Employment Contract or B2B)
  • Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Benefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)
  • Strategically located offices featuring entertainment and relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks, fantastic coffee, and more
  • Referral bonuses
  • Corporate, social and well-being events
• Please, note:
  • The set of bonuses might vary based on the role you apply for - specifics will be discussed with our recruiter during the general interview.
  • We will reach out to selected candidates exclusively.

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.