Crypto Trading System Developer (Rust)

Hybrid

London, United Kingdom

Kappa Lab is a digital assets market maker committed to delivering 24/7 deep liquidity and enhancing market efficiency. Our proprietary technology enables us to provide swift and effective solutions to our partners while our sophisticated algorithms ensure efficient and consistent pricing across all trading venues. We fuel the Web3 ecosystem, driving innovation in pioneering projects with the professionalism and dedication of our exceptional team.

Description

Join our technology team as a Core Developer, focusing on low latency trading systems in the ever-evolving crypto markets. This role offers a unique opportunity to directly impact our business's growth by enhancing existing infrastructure and connecting to new trading venues in both CeFI and DeFI. If you excel in Rust, thrive on solving complex problems, and have a passion for performance-driven development, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Design and implement low-latency trading systems for CEX market-making, while also optimising smart contract interactions, on-chain arbitrage, and MEV strategies in decentralised finance (DeFi).
Enhance our deployment and monitoring processes, ensuring our global systems are up-to-date and functional 24/7.
Support production trading systems as well as downstream applications.

Required

Excellent Rust (can be non-professional experience).
Experience working with async code.
Experience with exchange connectivity (REST, WebSockets, FIX)
Experience with Python.
Experience with SQL.
Experience with AWS.
Comfortable working on Linux command line to debug applications.
Excellent problem solving skills.
Strong computer science fundamentals, algorithms, data structures etc.

Desirable

A keen interest in crypto markets and technology. (Example projects in this space will be advantageous.)
An understanding of order-book based markets.
Experience with infrastructure as code, preferably terraform.

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Note: As Crypto markets are 24/7, some out of hours support will be required.

Kappa Lab is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from all individuals and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationality, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. We value and respect the unique contributions each person brings and strive to ensure everyone can thrive and grow in our organization.

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Kappa Lab Ltd. is a company registered in the United Kingdom (registered company 11167785). It is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and does not provide financial, investment, or trading advice. “Market Making” refers to broader liquidity provision and should not be interpreted as a regulated activity. Kappa Lab Ltd. does not offer services to the public.

Kappa Lab Capital DMCC is a proprietary trading firm registered in Dubai, UAE. It operates under a No Objection Confirmation (NOC) from the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA).

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