Software Engineer

Rust Developer- Tier 1 Trading Firm

High Frequency Trading

London or Remote

Base Salary up to £250k + 50-100% bonus and package

We’re working with a fast-growing, and highly regarded trading company to help them find a Rust Developer to join their high-performance systems team. This organisation operates in a real-time, data-intensive environment, building scalable infrastructure that supports globally distributed platforms.

They combine deep technical expertise with a startup mindset, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and continuous innovation.

The Role

This is an opportunity for an engineer who enjoys working close to the metal and solving complex systems challenges. You’ll be writing efficient, reliable code and contributing to performance-critical infrastructure.

You’ll collaborate closely with a highly technical team, taking ownership of key components and iterating quickly in a low-bureaucracy environment.

What You’ll Work On

• Building and optimising Rust-based systems for low-latency environments
• Developing real-time data pipelines and infrastructure
• Working with technical stakeholders to implement and improve system logic
• Scaling distributed systems across multiple regions
• Improving performance, resilience, and maintainability of core components

What We’re Looking For

Core Skills:

• minimum 2+ years of experience with Rust (or strong low-level systems background with Rust exposure)
• Experience of working in high frequency trading systems
• Solid understanding of networking and distributed systems
• Experience with concurrency, memory management, and performance optimisation
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking

Why Join

• Work on technically challenging problems in a high-performance environment
• High levels of ownership and autonomy
• Collaborative, engineering-first culture
• Super Competitive compensation with huge performance based incentives

If you are looking for a high-impact opportunity to work on complex, performance-critical systems within a fast-paced, technically driven trading firm, then please click apply now!