Rust Jobs for Rustaceans

About TLX Technology
TLX Technology is a leading software provider for trading applications. Our clients are dedicated to serving proprietary trading firms, brokers, and institutional investors worldwide. In light of our planned expansion, we are seeking a skilled ** Software Engineer**.

Key Responsibilities
As a Software Engineer you will be working on the backend of the exchange for options, futures and perpetual future swap contracts in close cooperation with a small, but very experienced IT team.

Our tech stack
In your daily work you will be exposed to:

• Exchange core and backend services written in Rust (using tokio, hyper and actix-web crates among others);
• A PostgreSQL database with some complex business logic in stored procedures;
• End-to-end tests written in Python;
• Docker, Kubernetes and Helm for deployment onto clusters running in AWS.
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  Requirements
  To qualify for this role, you should be a creative self-starter who takes responsibility. We are looking for someone with:
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience;
• Advanced programming skills in Rust (or C++/Java/Kotlin/Go/Swift/Typescript/etc. and willingness to switch to Rust);
•  Great analytical skills;
• Strong written- and verbal communication skills in English;
•  A creative mind open to new ideas;
• Receptiveness to feedback and the ability to learn and adapt quickly;
•  A positive can-do attitude.

 
We do not require your skills to perfectly match our stack, as long as you’re willing to learn the missing parts on the job. Yes, this also includes learning Rust!
 
Nice-to-have:

• Experience in trading, especially in derivatives, is a plus;
• Experience with SQL and databases would be great;
• Exposure to Kubernetes is highly desired;
• Knowledge of financial mathematics would be very nice to have.

 
We do not require a deep understanding of blockchains and crypto, but general knowledge would be a plus.

To be considered for this job you need to currently be based in the Netherlands with Permits – No exceptions. 

We do not consider resumes from staffing or recruitment firms unless a signed agreement is in place. If you submit a resume without such an agreement, we reserve the right to contact the candidate directly, with no obligation to pay any fees should we decide to hire them.