Senior MQL5 Developer, MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisors

Emerald Zebra Talent Solutions

. Take full ownership of the Expert Advisors and automated trading systems powering the company’s trading algorithm on MetaTrader 5 .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeLimassol • CyprusSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and optimizing Expert Advisors for MetaTrader 5 using MQL5, with a strong understanding of algorithmic trading principles and integration with external systems. Proficient in backtesting, risk management, and maintaining production-grade trading systems.

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Expert Advisor DevelopmentMQL5 ProgrammingMetaTrader 5 Strategy TesterC++ DevelopmentIntegration with External APIs

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Hard Skills

MQL5C++BacktestingAlgorithmic TradingRisk ManagementObject-Oriented ProgrammingData AnalysisStatisticsTime Series AnalysisPosition Sizing

Tools & Technologies

MetaTrader 5GitMariaDBMySQLRabbitMQVPS

Industry Keywords

ForexCFDQuantitative TradingEvent-Driven ArchitectureBroker Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

MariaDBMySQLPythonRabbitMQC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take full ownership of the Expert Advisors and automated trading systems powering the company’s trading algorithm on MetaTrader 5
Maintain and extend live production Expert Advisors
Implement strategy improvements
Perform rigorous backtesting and optimisation
Collaborate with the wider engineering team on infrastructure and data integrations
Build, maintain and improve production-grade Expert Advisors for MetaTrader 5 using MQL5
Implement technical indicators, multi-timeframe strategies and risk-management logic to specification
Design and run backtests, optimisation passes and forward tests using the MT5 Strategy Tester
Handle the MT5 order lifecycle, deal and position management, and event-driven logic via OnTick, OnTradeTransaction and timers
Manage symbol and broker differences, including spread, digits, tick size, volume steps and execution modes
Integrate MT5 Expert Advisors with external APIs, databases and messaging systems
Write modular, maintainable and well-documented MQL5 code
Participate in code reviews with version control
Report directly to the Chief Technology Officer

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrable experience developing Expert Advisors for MetaTrader 5 with strong MQL5 skills
Good understanding of object-oriented programming and C/C++ style languages
Hands-on experience with CTrade and the MQL5 standard trading library
Experience with OnTick, OnTradeTransaction, timers and the MT5 event-driven architecture
Strong experience using the MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester for backtesting, optimisation and forward testing
Understanding of position sizing, Stop Loss and Take Profit mechanics, and margin management
Experience managing broker and symbol differences: spread, digits, tick size, volume steps and execution modes
Experience with Git or another source control system
C++ development experience
Python scripting for data analysis or automation
MariaDB, MySQL or other relational database experience
Quantitative or algorithmic trading background
Statistics and time series analysis skills
Forex and CFD market knowledge
Integration of MT5 with external APIs or databases
Experience with RabbitMQ or similar message brokers
Experience running EAs continuously on VPS environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Complete ownership of a live, production grade Expert Advisor in real market conditions
Close collaboration with the founding team on trading strategy implementation
Fast-moving environment where work has measurable, real-time market impact
Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience and engagement type, shared at interview stage
Hybrid working from the Limassol office