Backend Software Engineer, Rust & Crypto Trading
Overview
Own the backend infrastructure for a real-time crypto trading platform at scale. You will build and maintain risk engines, blockchain state machines, and high-performance APIs in a collaborative in-person setting. This role emphasizes asynchronous systems, distribution, and low-latency workflows. You will work with a tight-knit team to ship production Rust services that power a unified trading experience.
What You'll Do5
- 1Build and maintain Rust services for risk and liquidation engines to improve capital efficiency in volatile markets
- 2Design and implement blockchain state machines powering trading, settlement, and risk operations
- 3Develop services that ensure consistent state across asynchronous processes using voting, consensus, and coordination mechanisms
- 4Process live market data and coordinate actions across trading venues with WebSocket streams and time-sensitive workflows
- 5Build high-performance REST and WebSocket APIs delivering millisecond-level response times
Requirements5
- 12-4 years of backend software engineering experience with Rust
- 2Experience with asynchronous programming and distributed systems
- 3Proficiency with REST and WebSocket APIs
- 4Familiarity with Docker and containerized environments
- 5Strong problem-solver able to work in a high-bandwidth, collaborative, in-person setting
Salary Insight
$185 - $300k per year
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