Head of Engineering / Engineering Lead
We are looking for a Head of Engineering / Engineering Lead with strong experience in systematic options trading to lead our Options Engineering team and drive continuous improvement across our trading infrastructure. The role supports the evolution of our systematic options trading platform covering automated quoting, execution, risk controls, pricing workflows, and production reliability.
Responsibilities
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
Required Experience
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
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