Clear Street - Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Low Latency
Requirements
• Expertise in event‑driven architectures and distributed systems (Kafka, Aeron, or similar) • Expert at domain‑driven data modeling and design • Experience with production Rust - Deep knowledge of order lifecycles and capital‑markets workflows (buy‑side EMS, sell‑side OMS, or exchange matching) • Track record of converting regulatory or compliance requirements into reliable, testable code • Experience with high-performance messaging protocols; e.g. IPC, multicast, Aeron • Deep knowledge of protocols like FIX, ITCH, or OUCH • Experience with a variety of asset classes, including options, futures, crypto • Familiarity with international markets and global system design • *Active Team Stack:** Rust, Aeron, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, gRPC, Snowflake
Responsibilities
• Build and scale mission-critical order and execution management infrastructure in Rust, including order workflows, execution logic, and distributed trading services. • Design systems that balance low-latency execution, fault tolerance, and strict correctness guarantees across distributed trading workflows. • Shape the architecture and engineering direction of a rapidly evolving trading platform. • Develop efficient, audit-ready risk controls and venue-specific trading abstractions. • Translate evolving regulatory and market structure • into reliable, testable platform capabilities. • Expertise in event-driven architectures and distributed systems (Kafka, Aeron, or similar). • Expert at domain-driven data modeling and design. Nice-to-have: • Production Rust • Knowledge of order lifecycles and capital-markets workflows. • with regulatory/compliance • , high-performance messaging protocols, FIX/ITCH/OUCH, various asset classes including crypto.
Benefits
• The opportunity to join a small and growing team of good people, where you can make a difference. • A new, high-quality code base with little technical debt and room to build new services and features. • A meritocratic philosophy that champions collaboration. • Competitive compensation, benefits, and perks. • The Base Salary Range for this role is $170,000 - $240,000. This range is representative of the starting base salaries for this role at Clear Street. Where a candidate falls in this range will be based on job related factors such as relevant experience, skills, and location. This range represents Base Salary only, which is just one element of Clear Street's total compensation. The range stated does not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity. • At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, 401k matching, gender neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental and vision insurance. In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, a great location, and amazing views.
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