What you'll do
- Build ultra-low latency trading engines and execution systems in Rust
- Design and implement high-performance order matching and routing systems
- Optimize system architecture for microsecond-level latency requirements
- Build out APIs and integrations with exchanges and liquidity providers
- Lead performance profiling, benchmarking, and optimization efforts
- Enthusiastically collaborate with a small team, owning and planning projects for long-term impact
- Teach and mentor other engineers
What you'll bring to the team
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
- 10+ years of professional engineering experience
- Expert-level Rust experience with focus on zero-copy operations, lock-free programming, and memory optimization
- Deep experience building ultra-low latency trading systems (HFT/high-frequency trading)
- Deep understanding of network protocols, kernel bypass techniques, and hardware acceleration
- Proven track record optimizing for sub-millisecond latencies in production trading environments
- Experience with CPU pinning and low-level performance tuning
- Familiarity with SQL, query planning and optimization
- Exceptional judgment, strategic thinking and creative problem-solving skills with a strong analytical mindset
Bonus points if you have experience with these technologies
- FPGA programming or hardware acceleration
- Market data feed handlers and order management systems
- Pulumi or Terraform
- AWS - RDS, EC2, ECS, Kubernetes
- Cloudflare
- Postgres
- Docker
- Familiarity with the current DeFi ecosystem
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive compensation
- Equity ownership
- Flexible vacation policy
- Paid parental leave
- Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
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What We Do
Superstate is an asset management firm modernizing the infrastructure of investment funds for crypto native institutional investors. We offer investment products that benefit from the speed, programmability, and compliance advantages of blockchain tokenization. Learn more about our products for institutional investors at Superstate.co. Superstate is currently exempt from registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in reliance on the private fund adviser exemption under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). Information about Superstate can be found by visiting the SEC website www.adviserinfo.sec.gov and searching for our firm name. Neither the information nor any opinion expressed is to be construed as solicitation to buy or sell a security of personalized investment, tax, or legal advice.
