Rust Engineer

Hybrid - 4 days a week in central London (will reduce to 3 after 6 months)

We are partnering with a leading global quantitative investment firm seeking an experienced Rust Engineer to join a high-performing team. This role sits at the core of the firm’s technology platform, focused on building scalable distributed systems, internal services, and compute infrastructure that directly support both trading and research operations.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Designing and developing production-grade distributed systems
• Building internal frameworks and platforms used across the business
• Developing and operating Kubernetes-based microservices
• Collaborating closely with investment and engineering stakeholders
• Supporting highly available, low-latency production environments
• Driving projects through the full software lifecycle

What We’re Looking For

• 6+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong commercial C++ experience (required)
• Interest in or experience with Rust
• Experience with containerised microservices and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and production infrastructure
• Experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills