About the Job:
The company is a leading change-maker in the digital asset space since 2017, renowned for its partnerships and innovation. With over 200 team members from 42 nationalities, the company is predominantly remote with hubs in London, Brussels, Singapore, and Paris. The company is rapidly expanding to establish itself as a full-service financial institution.
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As a Platform Backend Engineer (Rust) at the company, you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the back-office and trading data platform systems at the core of our organization. This position requires a hands-on engineer experienced in building scalable, resilient, and high-performance systems, with a product-centric mindset to address technical challenges directly affecting trading and risk capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Rust Development: Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs using Rust to ensure low latency and high availability for critical trading data platforms.
- Systems Engineering: Apply strong fundamentals in concurrency, memory management, networking, serialization, and observability.
- System Integration: Create seamless integrations between live trading operations and back-office systems, automating workflows to enhance operational efficiency.
- Cloud-Native Deployment: Deploy and manage services in a cloud-native environment, utilizing AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
- DevOps & Observability: Maintain GitOps-driven workflows, implement robust CI/CD pipelines, and ensure comprehensive system observability for rapid incident response.
- Database Optimization: Optimize data storage and retrieval strategies in a high-volume financial environment.
- Security & Compliance: Engineer solutions with a focus on security and compliance standards.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Product Managers, Risk teams, and other engineers to translate business requirements into reliable technical specifications.
- Technical Excellence: Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions while mentoring fellow engineers.
Background and Experience:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience in building and maintaining large-scale, high-performance trading data platforms.
- Expertise in Rust (or C++), Python, and TypeScript for financial services system development.
- Understanding of data engineering principles and experience with financial data workflows.
- Proficiency in cloud-native architectures and tools, particularly AWS.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and monitoring tools.
Our Recruitment Philosophy:
The company values self-awareness and strong communication skills, seeking passionate individuals who are driven, collaborative, and eager to excel in their careers.
Our Offer:
- A competitive salary package.
- Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely.
- A positive and collaborative work environment where merit and performance are prioritized.
Work Conditions: Full-time, Remote
Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates (Remote)
