Staff/Principal Backend Engineer - HFT/Ultra Low Latency

New York City Engineering / Full-Time / Hybrid Tired of the inefficiencies and complexities of traditional finance? We are too. At Superstate, we create investment products that benefit from the speed, programmability, and compliance advantages of blockchain tokenization.
As an engineer at Superstate, you'll play a pivotal role in building ultra-low latency trading infrastructure for tokenized assets. You'll work on high-performance systems that bridge traditional HFT techniques with blockchain technology, designing the engines, APIs, and infrastructure to make finance itself more efficient.

What you'll do

Build ultra-low latency trading engines and execution systems in Rust
Design and implement high-performance order matching and routing systems
Optimize system architecture for microsecond-level latency requirements
Build out APIs and integrations with exchanges and liquidity providers
Lead performance profiling, benchmarking, and optimization efforts
Enthusiastically collaborate with a small team, owning and planning projects for long-term impact
Teach and mentor other engineers

What you'll bring to the team

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
9+ years of professional engineering experience
Expert-level Rust experience with focus on zero-copy operations, lock-free programming, and memory optimization
Deep experience building ultra-low latency trading systems (HFT/high-frequency trading)
Deep understanding of network protocols, kernel bypass techniques, and hardware acceleration
Proven track record optimizing for sub-millisecond latencies in production trading environments
Experience with CPU pinning and low-level performance tuning
Familiarity with SQL, query planning and optimization
Exceptional judgment, strategic thinking and creative problem-solving skills with a strong analytical mindset

Bonus points if you have experience with these technologies

FPGA programming or hardware acceleration
Market data feed handlers and order management systems
Pulumi or Terraform
AWS - RDS, EC2, ECS, Kubernetes
Cloudflare
Postgres
Docker
Familiarity with the current DeFi ecosystem

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Equity ownership
Flexible vacation policy
Paid parental leave
Full medical, dental, and vision insurance

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We welcome qualified candidates of all races, creeds, genders, age, veteran status and sexuality to apply.
Founded in 2023, Superstate is backed by leading investors including Distributed Global, CoinFund, Breyer Capital, Galaxy, ParaFi, 1kx, and Cumberland. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.