Keyrock is seeking a Rust or C++ Engineer with trading experience to join our core Market Making Services team. You will drive continuous improvement in trading infrastructure and system performance within a highly-profitable, fast-paced business unit.
What You'll Do
- Develop and optimise low-latency options trading systems
- Collaborate with quants, traders, and engineers to enhance trading strategies
- Maintain and improve trading infrastructure, ensuring 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
What We're Looking For
- 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)
- Ownership & Reliability – Take full responsibility for your work. Write high-quality, maintainable code, meet deadlines, and follow through on commitments
- Initiative & Problem-Solving – Approach challenges with a problem-solving entrepreneurial mindset. Make sound, independent judgments and take the initiative to drive solutions
- Operational Diligence – Respond strategically to technical and operational challenges, ensuring robust and reliable trading infrastructure
- Curiosity & Growth Mindset – Continuously seek to improve your technical skills and knowledge
- Excellent communication skills with a team player mindset, collaborating within a fully remote global team
Nice to Have
- Experience with protobuf-based protocols or similar
- Exchange connectivity experience
- Experience in High-Frequency Options Trading and low-latency systems
Technical Stack
- Rust
- Node.js
- Python
Team & Environment
You will join the core Market Making Services team within Keyrock, a company of 180 team members globally. We are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment.
Benefits & Compensation
- A competitive salary package
- 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
Work Mode
This is a fully remote, global role. Candidates should be located in European or US time zones.
We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.
