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C++/Rust Engineer - Trading

Unlock employer Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Posted: 22 Dec 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $80k - $120k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Fully Remote
  • Apply from abroad
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Unspecified
  • English: Professional

Position

The company is seeking a Rust or C++ Engineer with trading experience to join our core Market Making Services team. Our technology stack is built on Rust, Node.js, and Python. While proficiency in Rust is preferred, we welcome strong C++/C engineers who are eager to learn and master Rust. As part of the core Market Making Services engineering team, you will drive continuous improvement in trading infrastructure and system performance. This role is open to candidates located in European or US time zones and offers an opportunity to make a significant impact while collaborating in a fully remote global team.

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Responsibilities:

  • Develop and optimise low-latency options trading systems.
  • Collaborate with quants, traders, and engineers to enhance trading strategies.
  • Maintain and improve trading infrastructure, ensuring high performance and stability.
  • Design and implement efficient, scalable, and resilient trading solutions.
  • Troubleshoot and enhance exchange connectivity and execution speed.
  • Support functional and component testing for critical trading components.

Technical Skills & Experience:

  • Strong experience in Rust and/or C++ (C background also considered).
  • Prior experience in a trading environment (HFT, Market Making, Prop Trading, or similar).
  • Eagerness to become an expert in Rust (if not already).
  • Experience with protobuf-based protocols or similar; exchange connectivity experience is strongly preferred.
  • Experience in High-Frequency Options Trading and low-latency systems is a nice-to-have.

Soft Skills & Competencies:

  • Ownership & Reliability – Take full responsibility for your work, writing high-quality, maintainable code, and meeting deadlines.
  • Initiative & Problem-Solving – Approach challenges with a problem-solving mindset and drive solutions proactively.
  • Operational Diligence – Ensure robust and reliable trading infrastructure while responding strategically to technical challenges.
  • Curiosity & Growth Mindset – Continuously seek to improve technical skills and knowledge.
  • Excellent Communication Skills with a team player mindset, collaborating within a fully remote global team.

Work Conditions:

  • Full-time position with flexible working hours.
  • Fully remote working opportunity.

Language Requirements: Proficiency in English is expected.

Our Offer:

  • A competitive salary package.
  • Autonomy in time management.
  • A positive and collaborative work environment where merit and performance are the basis for hiring, rewarding, and promoting employees.

Since our beginnings in 2017, the company has grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. We aim to actively build the future of digital assets and support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program.

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