Senior Rust Engineer

ph3Senior Rust Engineer
- High Frequency Trading (HFT) /h3 h3About Keyrock /h3 pSince our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. /p pToday, we rock with over 200 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, Singapore and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight. /p pWe 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. /p pBut 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. /p pAt Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it. /p h3Mission statement /h3 pWe are seeking a bSenior Rust Engineer /b with deep btrading systems experience /b and strong bAWS knowledge /b to join our core bCapital Markets /b division. Candidates with a passion for the bRust /b ecosystem and a proven track record designing, building, and operating bmission-critical trading systems /b will be at a significant advantage. /p pAs part of the engineering team in Capital Markets, you will take ownership of high-impact trading infrastructure, set technical direction in your domain, and drive bcontinuous improvement /b in system performance, reliability, and operability. You will join a highly-profitable, fast-paced division within Keyrock, where you will be expected to make a senior individual-contributor impact while collaborating with a global, fully-remote team. This role is open to candidates located in bEuropean time zones /b. /p h3Job description /h3 ul lipDesign, develop, and optimise low-latency, mission-critical trading systems /p /li lipOwn key trading stack components end-to-end — from architecture through to production operation /p /li lipCollaborate closely with quants, traders, and engineers to deliver solutions that improve trading performance and resilience /p /li lipMaintain and evolve trading infrastructure with a focus on performance, stability, observability, and operational excellence /p /li lipTroubleshoot complex production issues across exchange connectivity, execution, and market data handling /p /li lipDrive engineering standards through technical leadership, code reviews, and mentoring /p /li lipEmbrace agentic engineering principles: leverage AI-assisted workflows, drive automation of operational tasks, and help evolve the team's agentic tooling /p /li lipContribute to functional, component, and production-readiness testing for critical trading components /p /li /ul h3Background and experience /h3 h3Technical Skills /h3 ul lipProduction-grade bRust /b experience building high-performance, concurrent systems; proficiency with bTokio /b is a strong advantage /p /li lipHands‑on experience in a systematic trading environment (bHFT /b, bMarket Making /b, bQuantitative Trading /b, or similar), with solid understanding of execution, market data, and operational risk /p /li lipStrong bAWS /b and bLinux /b expertise, including cloud infrastructure trade-offs for latency-sensitive workloads, shell scripting, debugging, and production troubleshooting /p /li lipProficiency in bPython /b or other scripting languages for strategy development, automation, and operational tooling /p /li lipDeep familiarity with trading system protocols (bFIX /b, bREST /b, bWebSocket /b), exchange connectivity, and market data feeds /p /li lipSolid grasp of low-latency networking: bTCP /b/bUDP /b, packet and latency path analysis, dedicated network infrastructure, and kernel bypass techniques (bDPDK /b) /p /li lipFamiliarity with bagentic engineering /b tools and concepts: bLLMs /b, bMCP APIs /b, bAI-First IDEs /b (e.g. Cursor, Claude Code), bharness engineering /b, and bworkflow automation /b /p /li lipAbility to make sound architectural decisions, articulate trade-offs clearly, and guide implementation across complex systems /p /li /ul h3Seniority Competencies /h3 ul lipbOwnership Reliability /b – Take full responsibility for your work. Deliver high‑quality service, meet deadlines, and follow through on commitments. Anticipate and proactively address potential issues before they arise. /p /li lipbInitiative Problem‑Solving /b – Approach challenges with a problem‑solving entrepreneurial mindset. Make sound, independent judgments an