Senior Backend Engineer - Low-Latency Trading (Rust)

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time salary based on experience

Meaningful equity

In-office presence four days per week

Work from Anywhere up to 20 days/year

ClassPass

Learning & development budgets

Unlimited vacation

Apple equipment

Flexible work culture

Job summary

the company is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join the Institutional team in our London office. You will build low-latency trading services in Rust, including OMS, exchange gateways, and risk systems, while ensuring secure and scalable architecture.

You should have extensive C++/Rust experience, plus Python and SQL skills. The role emphasizes testing, performance optimization, and collaboration with other tech teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in C++ and/or Rust.
• Experience with Python and SQL.
• Strong understanding of multithreading and network programming.

Responsibilities

• Build low latency, scalable trading services in Rust (OMS, gateways, risk systems).
• Maintain OMS functionality and ensure high-frequency execution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve performance and reliability.

Skills

Rust

C++

Python

SQL

Multithreading

Network programming

Performance benchmarking

Trading systems

Algorithms

Job description

the company is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join the Institutional team in our London office. You will build low-latency trading services in Rust, including OMS, exchange gateways, and risk systems, while ensuring secure and scalable architecture.

You should have extensive C++/Rust experience, plus Python and SQL skills. The role emphasizes testing, performance optimization, and collaboration with other tech teams in a fast-paced environment.