Rust Jobs for Rustaceans

About Gravity Team
At Gravity Team, a quantitative proprietary trading firm, we are on a mission to balance the supply and demand across crypto markets worldwide.

Join our community of innovators, problem solvers, and owners who apply scientific discovery techniques to make crypto markets a better place for everyone.

You are

• A problem solver. Each day presents numerous challenges with sub-optimal choices, and you should excel at selecting the best option given optimization criteria.
• Focused on results. The drive to get things done distinguishes success from the rest.
• A team player. We thrive together as a team! You must listen well and present your ideas in an environment where the best ideas win.

About the Role
A proprietary Over-The-Counter (OTC) trading platform that will enable Gravity Team to execute large, off-exchange trades directly with institutional counterparties. You’ll help build it from the ground up with a team of experienced engineers, drawing on our deep expertise in high-performance trading infrastructure. The OTC Desk will serve as our gateway into client-facing execution - integrating trading logic, capital routing, and exchange connectivity into a unified system. Your work will focus on backend development in Rust, building core services, APIs, and automated workflows, while collaborating closely with traders, ops, and product teams to align technical design with business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• **Design and implement **the backend of a proprietary OTC trading system in Rust.
• **Design and build **web APIs to support system operations and internal interfaces.
• **Maintain and expand integrations **with exchanges through custom APIs.
• **Develop monitoring, testing, and deployment automations **to keep the platform resilient and scalable.
• **Optimize for performance and system uptime - **small mistakes here = big financial impact.
• Work independently and iterate fast in a low-bureaucracy, high-ownership environment.
• Contribute to adjacent areas: capital allocation logic, payment processes, data pipelines.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing IT projects.
• Track record of successfully building & maintaining complex backend systems (deep tech products, backend systems with deep business logic, algorithms, financial applications, etc.)
• Strong production-level experience with Rust or other compiled languages (C++, Go, etc.)
• Solid technical knowledge in programming concepts and languages.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and knowledge of validating cause-and-effect relationships.
• Hands-on skills of multiple backend programming languages & frameworks.
• High-sense of responsibility and get-stuff-done attitude.
• Attention to detail.
• Knowledge & working experience with Algorithms is a plus
• Experience in working with hedge funds, fintechs or similar organizations is a plus.
• Experience in the crypto & blockchain industry is a plus.
• Experience in financial engineering is a plus.
• Results in Math, Physics, Informatics, Chemistry, or Economics Olympiads are a plus.

Our promise to you
We offer you a driver's seat in the world's crypto-sphere and hands-on insight into one of the most exciting and lucrative industries today. Our work contributes to transforming the current financial industry and democratizing access to digital goods worldwide. 

Conditions

• Open idea meritocracy and close to zero bureaucracy.
• Work together with a highly talented team.
• Possibility to participate in world crypto events, with a very real and tangible impact on many crypto markets across the world.
• Fast-moving, challenging, and unique business problems.
• Very competitive salary up to 10,000 EUR gross with a steep development curve.
• Profit shares.
• Flexible working hours, casual work attire, and a startup atmosphere.
• Learning & Development budget of 3000 EUR a year
• A-class work environment at Zunda Towers offices with 360° view over Riga, free food & snacks, Chef's lunches, state-of-art office space design, weekly yoga & physiotherapy sessions, etc. 
• Regular team events in Latvia and also abroad.
• Benefits that you can combine yourself – free food, Bolt taxi, Sports, Spa & Wellness, etc.