Backend Rust Engineer - Options Trading Lisboa

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

Today, we have over 200 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from De
Fi natives to Ph
Ds. We have hubs in London, Brussels, and Singapore, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the team connected.

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

We're not just 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 and upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising De
Fi, RWA, and NFT protocols.

Mission Statement

We are looking for a Rust or C++ Engineer with extensive High-Frequency Trading (HFT) experience to join our team. The ideal candidate must be willing to learn and become an expert in Rust if not already proficient.

Responsibilities and Requirements

You will be joining our small but rapidly growing Options Business Unit's fully remote engineering team, building out and improving our
- latency options trading system. We are looking for candidates with the following skills:

• Strong experience with scalable systems architecture and simple, extendable APIs
• Experience with
  - latency and/or option trading is highly valued
• Capable of working in a wider team environment in a globally remote async team
• Pragmatic approach to
  - solving through iterations, balancing business requirements with a
  - term technical vision
• Complete ownership from gathering initial requirements to deployment
• Operational mindset, understanding infrastructure and deployments

Background and experience requirements include:

• Expert
  - latency and/or
  - heavy (trading) systems or similar (5+ years of experience)
• Very strong experience with either Rust and/or C/C++
• Willingness to become an expert in Rust (if not already)
• Experience with unit and integration testing or equivalent functional testing approaches
• Options Trading knowledge or a keen interest is considered essential
• Previous experience with exchange connectivity and/or FPGA technologies is valuable
• Experience with Postgre
  SQL databases and
  - based protocols or similar technologies is considered essential

Competences and Personality

We are looking for someone with:

• Problem-solving and pragmatic approach to system design and implementation
• Entrepreneurial, “big picture” architectural thinking with attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills with a team player mindset collaborating within a fully remote global team

Our Recruitment Philosophy

We value
- 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.

Recruitment Process

Our recruitment process includes:

• Initial HR interview
• Interview with the heads of the Options business unit
• Technical challenge (home-work type)
• Challenge debrief (a discussion where you present your solution and receive feedback)
• Offer

Our Offer

We 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

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse, and
- 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.

Please note that 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.