FTMO is hiring a Senior Rust Backend Engineer to join a new greenfield initiative. You'll be one of the first engineers on a small, autonomous team designing and shipping the core backend architecture for a crypto-native product from scratch, with real deadlines and real users. The first milestone is a working demo within 4 months and a full production launch within 10 months.
What You'll Do
- Design and build the core backend services in Rust, including real-time data processing, WebSocket infrastructure, and high-throughput event pipelines.
- Architect and implement a simulation engine that operates against live market data with sub-second latency requirements.
- Build risk and evaluation logic, including real-time monitoring, rule-based assessment, and automated decision pipelines.
- Develop and deploy on-chain programs that record and verify platform activity on blockchains.
- Integrate external price feeds, including WebSocket order book data, oracle networks, and other liquidity sources.
- Own the infrastructure, including RPC nodes, CI/CD, monitoring, and deployment workflows.
- Design for scale from day one; the system must handle thousands of concurrent sessions with real-time data streaming.
- Work directly with the Head of Crypto on architecture decisions, feature prioritization, and product direction.
What We're Looking For
- 3+ years of professional Rust development; you think in Rust, and this isn't a 'learning on the job' position.
- Strong backend systems background, including building APIs, WebSocket services, real-time data pipelines, and event-driven architectures.
- Experience designing systems for high concurrency and low latency.
- Comfort with ambiguity and ownership; you'll often be the only person who knows how a subsystem works.
- You ship first, polish second; comfortable with speed over perfection, then iterating.
- CS degree or equivalent; we care about what you've built, not where you studied.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Solana or other EVM-based blockchains, program development, on-chain data patterns, and security considerations.
- Familiarity with trading systems, simulation engines, or risk management logic.
- Experience with DeFi protocols, oracle networks, or cross-chain infrastructure.
- Hackathon participation or open-source contributor.
- TypeScript/Node.js for tooling and integration testing.
Technical Stack
- Rust
- WebSocket
- Blockchain
- Solana
- EVM
- TypeScript
- Node.js
Team & Environment
You will join a small, autonomous team as one of the first engineers, reporting directly to the Head of Crypto. Our culture is built on the belief that company growth starts with people. We push forward together, support one another, and celebrate shared achievements. We focus on meaningful work and open communication, creating space for talents to grow individually, as a team, and across the company.
Benefits & Compensation
- Free fruit, snacks, and coffee in the office.
- Company cottage, team building events, and running club.
- Product education; we'll show you what our product is about and introduce you to trading basics.
Work Mode
This is an onsite position located at Národní třída, Prague.
FTMO is an equal opportunity employer.
