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Job Description
Senior Rust Software Engineer | ~£150,000 plus uncapped bonus| Permanent | London
Industry: Trading
Location: London - 5 days in office
Job Type: Permanent
Our client, an established trading firm, is seeking a Senior Rust Software Engineer to join their globally distributed engineering team supporting high-performance trading infrastructure.
You will work closely with trading and business stakeholders to design, develop, and maintain low-latency, high-throughput systems, contributing to greenfield projects, continuous improvement, and overall platform reliability within a collaborative, agile environment.
Responsibilities
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Own complex systems from initial design through to production deployment.
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Develop low-latency, high-throughput infrastructure that powers live trading.
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Collaborate with engineers across multiple locations on greenfield and existing projects.
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Apply Test-Driven Development and ensure code is maintainable, observable, and reliable.
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Work directly with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
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Provide guidance and mentorship to other engineers on Rust best practices.
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Contribute to continuous improvements in platform performance, reliability, and scalability.
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Required Skills
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Professional software engineering experience delivering production-ready systems.
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Expert knowledge of Rust, including ownership, lifetimes, trait objects, unsafe code, macros, and async runtimes (Tokio/async-std).
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Strong systems programming skills, including memory management, concurrency, and lock-free structures.
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Experience with Test-Driven Development.
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Familiarity with REST APIs, source control, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments (Azure ).
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Self-driven, with an ownership mindset and strong communication skills.
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Comfortable working in globally distributed teams.
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Desirable Skills
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Experience using Rust FFI with C/C++.
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Familiarity with message-based architectures (Kafka, NATS), gRPC/protobuf, or low-level networking (TCP/UDP, DPDK).
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Previous experience in financial services, fintech, or capital markets.
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Experience mentoring or leading teams in Rust engineering.
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