Senior Rust Engineer - On-Chain Trading Engine, Low Latency

Astar Foundation

United States

Remote

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Astar Foundation is seeking a Senior Rust Engineer to design and implement a CLOB execution layer for their next-generation decentralized exchange. This role involves critical ownership from architecture to optimization, primarily collaborating with a remote team.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of systems programming experience and at least 3 years in Rust, with a proven history in trading platforms. This position offers unique opportunities for career growth and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of systems programming experience, with 3+ years in Rust.
  • Proven experience in building trading platforms or exchanges.
  • Deep understanding of distributed computing and consensus algorithms.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement the on-chain order book and matching engine in Rust.
  • Design and extend exchange-specific logic such as order execution.
  • Conduct benchmarking and stress testing to identify performance bottlenecks.

Skills

Systems programming
Rust
Distributed computing
Decentralized trading models
Low-latency design

Tools

Rust

Job description

Astar Foundation is seeking a Senior Rust Engineer to design and implement a CLOB execution layer for their next-generation decentralized exchange. This role involves critical ownership from architecture to optimization, primarily collaborating with a remote team.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of systems programming experience and at least 3 years in Rust, with a proven history in trading platforms. This position offers unique opportunities for career growth and competitive compensation.

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