Rust Software Engineer

Role
:
Rust Software Engineer – Distributed Systems
Client
:
Scientific Quant Fund
Compensation
:
Up to £225,000 Base + Bonus
Location
:
London (Hybrid)

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.

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

• 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

• 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  for more information.