Role: Rust Software Engineer – Distributed SystemsClient: Scientific Quant FundCompensation: Up to £225,000 Base + BonusLocation: London (Hybrid)
Overview
A scientific quant fund is seeking a high-performance Rust Software Engineer to join a core technology team building highly available, distributed systems that underpin real‑time trading and data platforms. This is a greenfield, engineering‑led environment where system reliability, throughput, and latency are critical to trading performance. The firm operates a technology‑first culture, with a strong focus on correctness, performance, and scalable system design.
The Role
As a Rust Software Engineer, you will design and build resilient, low‑latency distributed systems that operate under extreme load and strict availability requirements.
Key responsibilities include:
- Designing and developing high-performance distributed systems in Rust
- Building highly available backend services capable of handling extreme throughput and concurrency
- Implementing fault‑tolerant architectures to ensure system reliability in live trading environments
- Developing core infrastructure for real‑time data ingestion, processing, and distribution
- Working closely with traders, quantitative researchers, and infrastructure teams to deliver performance‑critical systems
Requirements
- Strong commercial experience as a Rust Software Engineer
- Prior experience in C++ is beneficial
- Proven experience building highly available, distributed systems
- Solid understanding of concurrency, parallelism, and systems‑level programming
- Experience designing services for high throughput and low latency
- Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design
- Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills
- Background in financial systems, trading, or real‑time platforms is advantageous but not essential
What’s on Offer
- Ownership of greenfield distributed systems in a performance‑critical environment
- Market‑leading compensation and bonus structure
- Access to bleeding‑edge tooling and modern systems architecture
- Rapid career progression in a highly technical, low‑bureaucracy organisation
- Strong emphasis on engineering excellence, reliability, and scalability
- A balanced working environment with hybrid flexibility
If you are a performance-focused Rust Software Engineer looking to build highly available distributed systems within a top‑tier quant trading environment, please apply to be considered or email rdelaney@hunterbond.com for more information.
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