Back End Engineer Rust HFT

Job description

Back End Engineer / Developer (Rust High Frequency Trading) London / WFH to £180k+

Do you have expertise with low latency software engineering within finance or gaming environments?

You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands-on Back End Engineer role at a hugely profitable High Frequency Trading firm that specialise in crypto markets and earning substantial bonuses.

What's in it for you:

• Salary to £180k
• Bonus (c50% of base)
• Pension
• Hybrid working
• Career progression

Your role:

As a Back End Engineer you will design and develop high throughput back end services for microsecond real-time risk, pricing, trading engines and market making systems, working across the full software development lifecycle using Rust.

You'll collaborate with a small, talented team, problem solving and working on complex and challenging systems with interesting work.

Location / WFH:

You'll join the team in Central London with flexibility to work from home 1-2 days a week.

About you:

• You have commercial Rust development experience
• You have strong backend OOP, multithreaded software engineering experience (e.g. C++, Java, Python)
• You have experience of working on high throughput, low latency systems with microseconds / nanoseconds, within a finance (or games) environment
• You have a good understanding of low level system design, Operating Systems, Networking, Socket Level programming, hardware, compliers, FPGA
• You achieved a 2.1 or above in Computer Science from a top tier university
• You are collaborative and pragmatic with great communication and stakeholder management skills, also with some leadership or mentoring experience

Apply now to find out more about this Back End Engineer / Developer (Rust HFT High Frequency Trading) opportunity.

At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

25-01-2026

Profession type

Management

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English