Rust Engineer - Trading

Backend Rust Engineer

Since our beginnings in 2017, we’ve grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation.

Today, we rock with over 180 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels, and Singapore, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight.

We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks.

But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We’re pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading, and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program. We upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry’s progress with our research and governance initiatives.

At Keyrock, we’re not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We’re actively building it.

Mission statement

We are looking for a Rust OR C++ Engineer with extensive trading experience to join our team. As our technology is based on Rust, Node.js, and Python, the ideal candidate must be willing to learn and become an expert in Rust if not already proficient. We are open to candidates from C++/C backgrounds as well.

You will be responsible for supporting the Options HFT engineering team, driving continuous improvements and supporting the trading infrastructure. We are looking for candidates in Europe or USA time zone.

We are looking for a Rust Engineer to:

• Become specialised in low latency option HFT trading
• Capable of working in a wider team environment
• Pragmatic in their approach to problem solving and the design of solutions

Background and experience

• Previous experience working in trading environment
• Very strong experience with either Rust and/or C/C++
• Willingness to become an expert in Rust (if not already)
• Understanding of algorithmic option trading (Not Essential)
• Experience working with SQL databases
• Familiarity with functional and component testing
• Previous experience with crypto exchange connectivity and/or FPGA technologies is strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of gRPC and interaction with Node.js is also strongly preferred
• Experience in High Frequency Options Trading systems (Not Essential)
• Low-latency options experience (Not Essential)

Competences and personality

• Problem solving and pragmatic approach to system design and implementation
• Outside the box thinking
• Ability to communicate effectively – especially when encountering unfamiliar contexts where clarity is critical

Our recruitment philosophy

We value self-awareness in our recruitment process. We seek people who understand themselves and their career goals. We’re after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, and delivers solid, scalable outcomes.

Recruitment process

1. Initial HR interview
2. Interview with the heads of the Options business unit
3. Technical challenge (home-work type, it is neither a live coding challenge nor pair programming)
4. Challenge debrief (a discussion where you present your solution, guide us through your thought process and receive feedback)
5. Offer

Our offer

• A competitive salary package, with various benefits depending on the method of engagement (employee or freelancer).
• Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely
• The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence

As an employer we are committed to building an inclusive, diverse and non-discriminating work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, creed, and sexual orientation. We hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.

Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock.

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