Head of Engineering - Options

We are looking for a Head of Engineering / Engineering Lead with strong experience in systematic options trading to lead our Options Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the Options Engineering team, driving continuous improvement across the trading infrastructure, and supporting the evolution of our systematic options trading platform. This includes areas such as automated quoting, execution, risk controls, pricing workflows, and production reliability. We are primarily looking for candidates based in European time zones or the US East Coast time zone.

Responsibilities

Lead and grow an Options Engineering team of around 7 engineers; Bring hands-on experience in systematic options trading; 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; Drive continuous improvement across the trading infrastructure; Support the evolution of the systematic options trading platform; Cover automated quoting, execution, risk controls, pricing workflows, and production reliability

Requirements

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; Experience working with SQL databases in production environments; Familiarity with functional testing, component testing, and production-grade validation practices; Strong understanding of distributed systems, service boundaries, and production reliability; Strong team player with the ability to lead, mentor, and guide engineers; Pragmatic approach to problem-solving, system design, and implementation; Able to balance latency, reliability, safety, complexity, and delivery speed; Comfortable making technical decisions under uncertainty; Demonstrates outside-the-box thinking while staying grounded in practical delivery; Communicates clearly and effectively, especially in unfamiliar or ambiguous contexts where clarity is critical; Able to work closely with traders, quants, risk, product, and infrastructure stakeholders; Strong ownership mindset, especially for production trading systems; Candidates based in European time zones or the US East Coast time zone

Nice to have

PostgreSQL; gRPC; Node.js-based services; crypto exchange connectivity; FPGA technologies; options market-making; derivatives markets

Benefits

Competitive salary package; Flexible working hours; Opportunity to work remotely; Autonomy in time management; Freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence; Positive and collaborative work environment