Senior Rust Developer- HFT Prop Fund

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading high-frequency trading firm is seeking a Senior Rust Developer to join its Digital Assets Technology team in London. In this hybrid role, you'll develop low-latency systems for decentralized finance, impacting trading operations directly whilst collaborating with top technical engineers. This rare opportunity is perfect for someone eager to advance their Rust expertise in a fast-paced finance environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in professional software engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Rust, particularly in low-latency environments.
• Solid background in distributed systems or event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Build low-latency systems that interact with blockchain protocols.
• Contribute to real-time event-driven architectures and smart contract systems.

Skills

Rust

Distributed systems

Event-driven architectures

Performance tuning

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Senior Rust Developer- HFT Prop Fund, london (city of london)

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Client:

Radley James

Location:

london (city of london), United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

16.06.2025

Expiry Date:

31.07.2025

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Job Description:

Mid-Senior Rust Engineer at HFT Prop Fund

*This role is open in London & Amsterdam

Company Overview

A global high-frequency trading (HFT) proprietary firm is expanding its Digital Assets Technology team. Known for their deep expertise in market making and liquidity provision, they operate across traditional and digital asset markets with a strong engineering-first culture. This team builds some of the fastest and most reliable trading infrastructure in the world, where milliseconds matter and innovation is constant.

Role Overview

The firm is looking for an experienced Rust Engineer to join its on-chain trading team. This hybrid role is at the forefront of decentralised finance, where you’ll build low-latency systems that interact directly with blockchain protocols. You’ll contribute to real-time event-driven architectures, smart contract systems, and on-chain infrastructure that underpins a high-volume, high-performance trading operation.

Engineers here are empowered to own their systems end-to-end, experiment with new technologies, and ship code that makes a direct impact on PnL. This is a rare opportunity to write Rust at scale in production, surrounded by deeply technical colleagues in one of the most competitive environments in finance.

Key Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in professional software engineering
• Strong proficiency in Rust, especially in low-latency, real-time environments
• Solid background in distributed systems or event-driven architectures
• Experience in performance tuning and concurrent programming
• Interest in blockchain/DeFi is a plus, not a requirement

This opportunity offers a competitive compensation package and hybrid working model.