Engineering Lead – Options

Keyrock

Engineering Lead managing Options Engineering team at Keyrock, focusing on systematic options trading and trading infrastructure improvements. Leading a team while collaborating across functions effectively.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGRPCJavaScriptNode.jsPostgresRustSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and grow an Options Engineering team of around 7 engineers
Bring hands-on experience in systematic options trading, ideally including options market-making, automated quoting, execution, and risk management
Own and evolve an existing Rust-native systematic options trading platform
Provide strong technical direction across trading infrastructure, system design, performance, reliability, and risk controls
Work pragmatically through complex engineering and trading-system challenges
Partner closely with trading, quant, product, risk, and infrastructure stakeholders
Balance technical leadership with people leadership, delivery ownership, and operational discipline

Requirements

What you’ll need

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, ideally within options or derivatives markets
Experience working with SQL databases in production environments, with PostgreSQL preferred
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

Benefits

Comp & perks

A competitive salary package
Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely
The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence

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Hard Skills & Tools

RustC++Calgorithmic options tradingautomated quotingexecutionrisk controlslow-latency trading systemsSQLPostgreSQL

Soft Skills

technical leadershippeople leadershipdelivery ownershipoperational discipline