Job Description
£200,000 - 250,000 GBPPerformance Based BonusRemote WORKINGType: Permanent
Senior Staff EngineerResponsibilities: - Designing and implementing high-performance backend and protocol systems
- Building risk engines (margining, liquidation logic, funding calculations)
- Architecting peer-to-peer execution infrastructure (RFQ-style flows)
- Improving latency, throughput, and determinism in financial systems
- Contributing to core protocol design and smart contract architecture
- Collaborating with traders and quant-minded engineers on pricing & microstructure
Requirements:Strong candidates will have several of the following:
- Experience building low-latency or high-throughput systems
- Background in trading infrastructure, exchanges, or financial systems
- Solid understanding of distributed systems design
- Experience with Rust, C++, or performance-oriented backend stacks
- Comfort working with financial logic where correctness is critical
- Interest in derivatives (perpetuals, futures, options, margin models)
Bonus:
- Experience with on-chain systems or smart contracts
- Experience building matching engines, clearing systems, or risk engines
- Exposure to crypto market structure or MEV dynamics