Since our beginnings in 2017, the company has become a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, known for our partnerships and innovation. We have grown to over 200 team members worldwide, with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are trading on more than 80 exchanges and working with a variety of asset issuers, offering services that include market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, and digital asset management.
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As a Rust Engineer - Platform Trading, you will drive the development and maintenance of the back-office and trading data platform systems at the core of our organization. We are seeking a hands-on engineer experienced in building scalable, resilient, and high-performance systems who is eager to own the technical implementation of complex infrastructure. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams, and employs a product-centric mindset to address technical challenges that impact trading and risk capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs using Rust, ensuring low latency and high availability for critical trading data platforms.
- Develop strong systems engineering fundamentals, including concurrency, memory management, networking, serialization, and observability.
- Create seamless integrations between live trading operations (exchanges/DeFi) and back-office systems.
- Deploy and manage services in a cloud-native environment, leveraging AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
- Maintain GitOps-driven workflows and implement robust CI/CD pipelines.
- Optimize data storage and retrieval strategies while ensuring security and compliance with strict adherence to financial data standards.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Risk teams, and other engineers to translate complex business requirements into reliable technical specifications and features.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural discussions to foster a culture of high code quality and innovation.
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 data-intensive, large-scale trading data platforms.
- Strong expertise in Rust (or C++), Python, and TypeScript.
- Experience with financial services data workflows, including trading, middle office, and back office operations.
- Proficient in cloud-native architectures and GitOps tools for infrastructure automation.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and monitoring tools.
Our Offer:
- Competitive salary package.
- Autonomy in time management and the opportunity to work remotely.
- A collaborative work environment that values performance and merit.
Candidates should have a passion for crypto and an entrepreneurial spirit, ready to build the future of digital assets.
