2 to 5 years of production experience in C++ and Rust, with depth in one and fluency in the other
Previous experience at a trading firm or building trading systems professionally
Track record of shipping low latency or performance-sensitive trading systems
Strong understanding of concurrency, async programming, and networking on Linux
Comfort with Python and Go for tooling and research integration
Proven leadership skills, ready to own objectives and direct others
Responsibilities
Transform research specifications into production trading signals
Develop and optimize low latency components in C++ and Rust
Manage exchange connectivity across crypto and traditional markets
Debug and enhance production systems for reliability
Co-lead cloud infrastructure initiatives with a senior engineer
Guide the engineering team through specifications and code reviews
Benefits
Direct ownership of systems impacting firm profitability
Collaborative environment with founders and quant researchers
Potential for meaningful equity and performance-based rewards
Access to a live trading environment with high engineering standards
Full Job Description
Quant Dev, Trading Systems (Rust and C++)
Blockhouse, full time, NYC in person or hybrid preferred, remote within US time zones considered
The role
This is a quant engineering role at its core, sitting between research and production and owning the path from a researcher's spec to a live signal trading real capital. You'll work directly with the founders and our quant researchers, and although the role is open to engineers with 2 to 5 years of experience, we expect you to step up quickly, setting objectives, writing specs, breaking work into tickets and guiding the rest of the engineering team with your judgment.
What you'll do
Turn research specs into production signals, including basis and FX pairs, nowcast fits, index futures pricing and momentum
Build and optimize low latency components in C++ and Rust, from market data publishers and book feeds to the market making engine itself
Own exchange connectivity across crypto and traditional venues, covering order books, rate limit pacing, funding and borrow data, and order reconciliation
Debug and harden production systems, including memory profiling, reconnect and heartbeat logic, and crash investigation
Co lead our cloud infrastructure with an existing senior engineer
Lead the engineering team day to day through specs, code review across our repos and onboarding of junior engineers
What we're looking for
Must have previous experience at a trading firm or building some kind of trading system at the professional level, side projects do not alone qualify
2 to 5 years of production experience in C++ and Rust, with real depth in at least one and working fluency in the other
A track record of shipping low latency or performance sensitive trading systems
Strong grasp of concurrency, async programming, networking and performance trade offs on Linux
Comfort with Python and Go across tooling, gateways and research integration
The drive to lead, meaning you're ready to own objectives, direct others and make calls without waiting to be told
Nice to have
Experience integrating crypto or equities exchange APIs
Background in market making, HFT or execution systems
Familiarity with margin, funding and portfolio accounting across venues
Experience running trading infrastructure in the cloud
Why Blockhouse
Direct ownership of systems that drive firm PnL
Close work with the founders and quant team
Meaningful equity and performance upside
A live trading environment with a high engineering bar
