Rust Engineer Strategic Market Making— Exchange Connectivity

Keyrock; Germany (OH); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing digital asset firm is seeking a Rust Engineer to enhance hybrid CEX/DEX exchange connectivity. This remote role requires hands-on experience in Rust and a solid track record in systems engineering. The ideal candidate will design and maintain high-performance connectivity, collaborating closely with traders. This position offers flexibility in remote work and a focus on innovation within a dynamic team.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Competitive salary package

Autonomy in time management

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in Rust and/or C++ in production.
• Proven track record in building exchange connectivity.
• Strong systems engineering fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance exchange connectivity.
• Work on connectivity to novel liquidity access platforms.
• Collaborate regularly with traders and product teams.

Job description

Location

Brussels, London, Zurich, Zug, Zagreb, Warsaw, Vienna , Tallinn, Sofia, Seychelles, Rotterdam, Rome, Manama, Paris, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dublin, Dubai, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Geneva, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Budapest

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Remote

Department

Operations Spot Market Making Trading

Rust Engineer Strategic Market Making— Exchange Connectivity

About Keyrock

Since our beginnings in 2017, we\u2019ve grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation.

Today, we rock with over 200 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels, Singapore and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight.

We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks. Keyrock is looking to expand and establish itself as a full-service financial institution through both organic innovation and inorganic growth.

But we\u2019re more than a service provider. We\u2019re an initiator. We\u2019re pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading, and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program. We upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry\u2019s progress with our research and governance initiatives.

At Keyrock, we\u2019re not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We\u2019re actively building it.

Mission statement Keyrock\u2019s Strategic Market Making (StratMM) team is hiring a Rust Engineer to build and evolve our hybrid CEX/DEX exchange connectivity layer. You will own and manage our team\u2019s integration path for exchange venues, handling abstractions for execution logic and market data ingestion, while also exploring a low-lift integration model to enable rapid, cost-effective initial support for new trading venues with the flexibility to upgrade to more robust, permanent implementations later. This role collaborates closely with the trading desk, requiring a product-oriented mindset.

Job description

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance exchange connectivity for orders and market data across multiple venues
• Work on connectivity to novel liquidity access platforms, such as intent-based venues
• Deliver robust, observable services with clear SLAs and graceful failure modes
• Optimize for latency, throughput, and stability in production environments
• Collaborate regularly with traders, quants, and product teams to translate strategy needs into reliable systems
• Establish strong testing, simulation, and replay workflows for fast and safe iteration
• Champion code quality, observability, incident response, and performance profiling, embedding security at every stage.
• Help shape technical standards and mentor teammates in a high-caliber engineering group

Background and experience

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in Rust and/or C++ in production
• Experience in modern C++ is a plus, especially for systems-level or low-latency work
• Proven track record in building exchange connectivity:
  • Order entry APIs and lifecycle management
  • Market data handling, parsing, normalization, and distribution
• Strong systems engineering fundamentals:
  • Concurrency, memory management, networking, serialization, and observability
  • Solid understanding of performance tuning and profiling in real-world systems
• Experience with cloud-native deployment and operations in major clouds, e.g., AWS
• Pragmatic approach to reliability and operability in live trading environments
• Proactive mindset with strong problem-solving ability
• Excellent communication and a collaborative mindset when working with trading, product, and engineering teams

Nice to have

• Good working knowledge of Python and how it is used by quants
• Exposure to hybrid or DeFi on-chain DEX connectivity, RPC providers, and MEV-aware workflows
• Familiarity with intent-based frameworks and matching paradigms in crypto markets
• Experience with FIX, WebSocket, gRPC, REST, custom binary protocols, or feed handlers
• Knowledge of CI/CD for high-availability systems and a DevSecFinOps approach in the cloud
• Experience with time-series data, event sourcing, and deterministic replays
• A genuine passion for and deep interest in digital assets and crypto trading

How we work

• Impact-driven: small, experienced team with high ownership and short feedback loops
• Production-first: rigorous testing, staged rollouts, and observability baked in
• Partnership with trading: rapid iteration with tight alignment to strategy needs
• Quality mindset: code reviews, benchmarks, and a post-incident learning culture

Location and setup

• Full-time role within Keyrock\u2019s StratMM BU
• Remote-first, hybrid-friendly, with close collaboration across engineering and trading
• Europe Time Zone is preferred

Our recruitment philosophy

We value self-awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We\u2019re after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who\u2019s driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes.

Our offer

• A competitive salary package
• Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely
• The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence

As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.

Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock.

We invite you to learn more at the following URL: keyrock.com/careers/