Head of Engineering - Options
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About the role
In this role, you will be responsible for leading the Options Engineering team, driving continuous improvement across the trading infrastructure, and supporting the evolution of our systematic options trading platform. This includes areas such as automated quoting, execution, risk controls, pricing workflows, and production reliability. We are primarily looking for candidates based in European time zones or the US East Coast time zone . We value self-awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes.
What you'll bring
- We are looking for a Head of Engineering / Engineering Lead with strong experience in systematic options trading to lead our Options Engineering team.
- Bring hands-on experience in systematic options trading
- 7+ years of experience in systematic trading, options market-making or low-latency trading systems
- Strong hands-on experience with Rust, C++, or C
- Willingness to become deeply proficient in Rust, if not already
- Strong understanding of algorithmic options trading, including automated quoting, execution, pricing, risk controls, and market data workflows
- Experience building or maintaining low-latency trading systems
- Experience working with SQL databases in production environments,
- Familiarity with functional testing, component testing, and production-grade validation practices
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, service boundaries, and production reliability
- Strong knowledge of gRPC and experience working with Node.js-based services is preferred
- Previous experience with crypto exchange connectivity and/or FPGA technologies is strongly preferred