Senior Rust Engineer - DEX - Trading Systems

A well-established crypto trading platform with ~15 people, operating for over 4 years. The team is focused on building low-latency, distributed systems for exchange and trading infrastructure, with a backend written in Rust.

They're looking for an experienced Rust engineer to help develop and maintain their core trading systems.

Role Overview

Join a small, highly technical team working on low-level, high-performance systems for trading and exchange infrastructure.

You’ll be part of a tight-knit Rust engineering group collaborating on critical systems design and implementation, with a focus on performance, reliability, and clean code.

Crypto or Solana-specific experience is nice to have but not required, they want experienced systems engineers who can pick up domain knowledge quickly.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core exchange and trading infrastructure in Rust
• Build low-latency, highly reliable distributed systems
• Collaborate with an existing Rust team (~5 engineers)
• Participate in systems design discussions and architectural decisions
• Write production-quality, maintainable Rust code
• Potentially work on Solana-related components (existing Rust codebase)

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 2–4+ years of professional Rust experience (minimum)
• 6+ years total engineering experience
• Strong background in systems design or distributed systems
• Experience in trading systems, market making, or exchanges is a plus
• Solid CS fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, edge cases)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Self-motivated and comfortable in a small/startup environment
• Able to work remotely with 2–4 hours daily overlap with Singapore time zone

Location / Remote

• Preference for Singapore / APAC / Australia
• Open to Europe if timezone overlap works
• Fully remote role with flexible arrangements
• ~2–4 hours minimum daily overlap with Singapore time zone is essential

Compensation

• $150,000 – $225,000 USD per year for senior candidates
• Long-term B2B contracts

Interview Process

1. Introductory call – Experience & mutual fit
2. Technical assessment – Algorithms / data structures (~45 min online)
3. Systems design interview – Live coding, architecture discussion
4. HR / Offer discussion – Compensation, start dates, logistics

Send your resume to: dex@rustjobs.dev