Quant Developer, Trading Systems (Rust and C++)

The role

This is a quant engineering role sitting between research and production. You will turn research specs into production signals and build low latency components in C++ and Rust.

What you will do

• Turn research specs into production signals
• Build and optimize low latency components in C++ and Rust
• Own exchange connectivity across crypto and traditional venues
• Debug and harden production systems
• Co lead cloud infrastructure with an existing senior engineer
• Lead the engineering team through specs, code review and onboarding

Required qualifications

• Previous experience at a trading firm or building a trading system at the professional level
• 2 to 5 years of production experience in C++ and Rust
• Real depth in at least one and working fluency in the other
• Track record of shipping low latency or performance sensitive trading systems
• Strong grasp of concurrency, async programming, networking and performance trade offs on Linux
• Comfort with Python and Go
• The drive to lead

Nice to have

• Experience integrating crypto or equities exchange APIs
• Background in market making, HFT or execution systems
• Familiarity with margin, funding and portfolio accounting across venues
• Experience running trading infrastructure in the cloud

Benefits

• Direct ownership of systems that drive firm PnL
• Close work with the founders and quant team
• Meaningful equity and performance upside
• A live trading environment with a high engineering bar

About the company

Blockhouse gives institutional asset managers access to trading infrastructure. They run a noncustodial platform and live delta neutral funding rate and market making strategies.