Rust Developer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Rust Developer (Fintech): Designing and building low-latency, mission-critical trading systems with an accent on system programming and performance optimization. Focus on architectural contributions to next-generation trading platforms, multithreading, and ensuring high throughput.

Location: Hybrid, must be based in London

Salary: £850 per day

Company

A leading technology-driven trading firm.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain high-performance trading applications using Rust.
• Collaborate with engineers and quants to deliver reliable system solutions.
• Contribute to system architecture focusing on scalability and efficiency.
• Optimize applications for low latency, concurrency, and high throughput.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Rust development.
• Strong knowledge of system programming, performance tuning, and multithreading.
• Experience with networking, concurrency, and low-latency systems.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
• Must be able to work in a hybrid capacity in London.

Nice to have

• Prior experience with financial or trading systems.

Culture & Benefits

• 6-month initial contract.
• Outside IR35 determination.
• Work in a fast-paced, high-performance engineering environment.
• Exposure to complex, intellectually challenging technical problems.