Options Engineering Lead — Rust Trading Platform (Remote)

Keyrock; Brussel; Sur place; EUR 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary package

Flex time and remote work options

Collaborative, merit-based culture

Résumé du poste

Keyrock is a leading digital asset market maker with a global footprint and diverse team. The Head of Engineering / Engineering Lead will drive the Options Engineering function, shaping trading infrastructure and the systematic options trading platform.

You’ll oversee a Rust-native system, mentor engineers, and collaborate with traders, quants, risk and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in systematic trading, options market-making or low-latency trading systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with Rust, C++, or C.
• Willingness to become deeply proficient in Rust, if not already.
• Strong understanding of algorithmic options trading, including automated quoting, execution, pricing, risk controls, and market data workflows.
• Experience building or maintaining low-latency trading systems, ideally within options or derivatives markets.
• Experience working with SQL databases in production environments, with PostgreSQL preferred.
• Familiarity with functional testing, component testing, and production-grade validation practices.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, service boundaries, and production reliability.
• Strong knowledge of gRPC and experience working with Node.js-based services is preferred.
• Previous experience with crypto exchange connectivity and/or FPGA technologies is strongly preferred.

Responsabilités

• Lead and grow an Options Engineering team of around 7 engineers.
• Provide strong technical direction across trading infrastructure, system design, performance, reliability, and risk controls.
• Own and evolve an existing Rust-native systematic options trading platform.
• Partner closely with trading, quants, product, risk, and infrastructure stakeholders.
• Balance technical leadership with people leadership, delivery ownership, and operational discipline.

Connaissances

Leadership

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Ownership

Technical direction

Outils

Rust

C++

PostgreSQL

gRPC

Node.js

Description du poste

Keyrock is a leading digital asset market maker with a global footprint and diverse team. The Head of Engineering / Engineering Lead will drive the Options Engineering function, shaping trading infrastructure and the systematic options trading platform.

You’ll oversee a Rust-native system, mentor engineers, and collaborate with traders, quants, risk and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.