Keyrock
Engineering Lead - Options
RemoteFull-timeGlobal
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Job Description
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You will lead and grow the Options Engineering team and take ownership of the Rust-native systematic options trading platform. You will evolve automated quoting, execution, pricing workflows and risk controls, improve production reliability, and direct technical design and performance work. You will work hands-on with Rust, C++ or C on low-latency trading systems, collaborate with trading, quant, product, risk and infrastructure stakeholders, and balance technical leadership with delivery ownership and operational discipline.
Requirements
- ā7+ years of experience in systematic trading, options market-making or low-latency trading systems
- āStrong hands-on experience with Rust, C++ or C
- āWillingness to become deeply proficient in Rust if not already
- āStrong understanding of algorithmic options trading including automated quoting, execution, pricing and risk control
- āExperience building or maintaining low-latency trading systems, ideally within options or derivatives markets
- āExperience working with SQL databases in production environments, PostgreSQL preferred
- āFamiliarity with functional testing, component testing and production-grade validation practices
- āStrong understanding of distributed systems, service boundaries and production reliability
- āKnowledge of gRPC and experience with Node.js-based services preferred
- āPrevious experience with crypto exchange connectivity and/or FPGA technologies preferred
- āAbility to lead, mentor and guide engineers and make technical decisions under uncertainty
Responsibilities
- āLead and grow the Options Engineering team
- āOwn and evolve the Rust-native systematic options trading platform
- āDrive continuous improvement of automated quoting, execution, pricing workflows and risk controls
- āProvide technical direction across trading infrastructure, system design, performance, reliability and risk control
- āWork pragmatically through complex engineering and trading-system challenges
- āPartner closely with trading, quant, product, risk and infrastructure stakeholders
- āBalance technical leadership with people leadership, delivery ownership and operational discipline
Benefits & Perks
- āFlexible working hours
- āOpportunity to work remotely
- āAutonomy in time management
- āFreedom to create an entrepreneurial experience within the role
Tech Stack
market dataalgorithmic tradingrisk controlPostgreSQLLow-latency systemsNode.jsproduction reliabilityexecutionFPGAoptions trading