Low-Latency Rust Systems Engineer

Grid Dynamics; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Grid Dynamics in the United Kingdom is seeking a Rust Specialist to help rewrite core components of a global equities execution platform on a nimble engineering team. You will own hot-path architecture, low-level performance tuning, and kernel-bypass techniques, while integrating AI-assisted workflows.

The role emphasizes deterministic testing and rigorous performance benchmarking. This position offers the opportunity to influence critical trading infrastructure and collaborate with Fortune 500

Qualifications

• Expert in Rust with high-throughput, low-latency systems.
• Proven track record rewriting core execution components.
• Experience with kernel bypass, NUMA, and memory management.
• Strong testing via property-based tests and deterministic replay.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted tooling in development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Rewrite core equities execution systems in Rust with zero-allocation paths.
• Optimize hot-path performance and reduce tail latency.
• Develop deterministic replay, testing, and simulation environments.
• Leverage AI tooling to accelerate feature delivery without compromising quality.
• Benchmark latency distributions and communicate architectural trade-offs.

Skills

Hot-Path Architecture

Low-Level Tuning

Kernel Bypass

Deterministic Testing

AI-Assisted Delivery

Job description

Grid Dynamics in the United Kingdom is seeking a Rust Specialist to help rewrite core components of a global equities execution platform on a nimble engineering team. You will own hot-path architecture, low-level performance tuning, and kernel-bypass techniques, while integrating AI-assisted workflows.

The role emphasizes deterministic testing and rigorous performance benchmarking. This position offers the opportunity to influence critical trading infrastructure and collaborate with Fortune 500