Rust Engineer - Trading

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise low-latency options trading systems
• Collaborate with quants, traders, and engineers to enhance trading strategies
• Maintain and improve trading infrastructure to ensure 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

Requirements

• 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 (strongly preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high-frequency options trading and low-latency systems
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate remotely
• Demonstrated ownership, reliability, and initiative
• Curiosity and continuous improvement mindset

Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Flexible working hours and remote work opportunity
• Autonomy in time management
• Entrepreneurial environment focused on excellence
• Inclusive and merit-based work culture

About the Company

Since 2017, Keyrock has become a recognized leader in the digital asset space, operating globally with over 180 team members. The predominantly remote team comes from diverse backgrounds, championing partnerships and innovation in market making, options trading, high-frequency, OTC, and DeFi trading. As pioneers in Rust-language algorithmic trading, Keyrock actively supports the growth of Web3 startups and digital asset ecosystem evolution. With a strong culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement, Keyrock welcomes passionate contributors ready to make an impact.