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Backend Software Engineer - Rust

Job in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 94199, USA
Listing for: Digivance Solutions
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-16
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Backend Developer, Blockchain / Web3, Software Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 140000 - 210000 USD Yearly USD 140000.00 210000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Software Engineer, Backend Systems (Rust)

Work Model:

On-site, 5 days/week

Experience:

2-4 years

Employment Type:

Full-time

About the Role

The employer is building next-generation trading infrastructure that brings together perpetuals, cross-chain spot, and prediction markets into a unified portfolio-margin experience.

We are looking for a Backend Software Engineer with strong production Rust experience to build high-performance systems powering real-time crypto trading.

You will work closely with the CTO and senior backend engineers on risk engines, liquidation systems, blockchain state machines, real-time market data, and low-latency APIs
.

What You'll Work On
  • Build and maintain risk and liquidation engines for capital-efficient trading.
  • Design and implement blockchain state machines for trading, settlement, and risk operations.
  • Build services that maintain consistent state across asynchronous processes using coordination, voting, and consensus mechanisms
    .
  • Process real-time market data and coordinate time-sensitive actions across trading venues.
  • Develop high-performance REST and Web Socket APIs with millisecond-level response times.
  • Work on systems designed for high throughput, reliability, and low latency
    .
  • Collaborate closely with a small, senior engineering team in a fast-paced, in-person environment.
Must-Have Skills
  • 2-4 years of backend software engineering experience
  • Strong production experience with Rust
  • Hands-on experience with Rust asynchronous programming, particularly Tokio
  • Experience building real-time, high-throughput backend systems
  • Experience working with multiple database types, including:
  • Relational databases
  • Strong understanding of backend/system design and performance optimization
  • Genuine and demonstrable interest in trading or financial markets
Strongly Preferred
  • Experience in Fin Tech, trading, crypto, blockchain, or financial infrastructure
  • Experience with low-latency systems, trading systems, HFT, or high-performance infrastructure
  • Strong understanding of Web Sockets and real-time systems
  • Startup or VC-backed company experience
  • Strong Git Hub profile demonstrating meaningful systems/Rust projects
  • Personal projects in Rust or C, particularly around trading or high-performance systems
  • Passion for crypto/Web3 and financial markets
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