#Rust Developer – Algorithmic Trading

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About Volpex

Volpex is a trading company that specialises in delivering bespoke advice, optimal trading strategies, and algorithmic solutions to blockchain innovators and startups, token issuers, and cryptocurrency exchanges. With over 11 years of experience in deploying and managing market-making strategies and delivering in-depth tokenomics analysis to hundreds of projects, Volpex is a transparent and ethical crypto market maker. We are now growing our engineering team to expand our trading infrastructure and strategy deployment capabilities across centralised and decentralised venues.

Your Role

As a Rust Developer at Volpex, you will be a core contributor to our algorithmic trading platform. You will design, implement, and optimise real-time trading systems that operate across both centralised and decentralised exchanges. You will collaborate closely with quantitative researchers and infrastructure engineers to ensure our strategies are performant, scalable, and production-ready. This is a hybrid position based in Málaga, Spain, with flexible remote options for candidates within European time zones.

Day to day

• Build and maintain trading engines, exchange connectors, and execution logic in Rust
• Develop and test real-time strategies for both CeFi and DeFi markets
• Integrate exchange APIs (REST, WebSocket, FIX) and on-chain data feeds
• Contribute to performance tuning, observability, and fault-tolerance
• Collaborate in architecture discussions and code reviews within a small, focused team

Ideally...

We don't expect you to check every single box, but the more you match, the better.

Must-Haves

• Programming experience in Rust (or willingness to learn)
• Experience with REST APIs, WebSockets, and asynchronous programming
• Interest in algorithmic trading, market microstructure, and Web3 strategy development
• Experience maintaining production systems or trading engines
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and systems design skills
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field

Nice-to-Haves

• Understanding of blockchain fundamentals and DeFi protocols
• Familiarity with CEX / DEX APIs and trading protocols (e.g., FIX, EIP-712)
• Prior experience in trading environments, either Web2 or Web3
• Experience with infrastructure tools like Docker, Grafana, Github Actions, etc.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Flexible hybrid work with a remote-first approach
• Flat team structure and direct impact on core systems
• Opportunities to attend industry conferences and expand your knowledge
• A passionate, no-nonsense team of web3-native builders

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Blockchain Services

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