Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation.

Head of Engineering: Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Madrid, Brussels, Singapore, New York and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight.

We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks as well as asset and wealth management.

Keyrock is looking to expand and establish itself as a full-service capital markets and asset & wealth management financial institution through both organic innovation and inorganic growth. We have been pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading systems, and champions of its use in the industry. At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets.

We're actively building it. 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. Lead and grow an Options Engineering team of around 7 engineers Bring hands‑on experience in systematic options trading,



ideally including options market‑making, automated quoting, execution, and risk management 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 7+ years of experience in systematic trading, options market‑making or low‑latency trading systems ~ Strong hands‑on experience with Rust, C++, or C ~ 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, ideally within options or derivatives markets ~ Experience working with SQL databases in production environments, with PostgreSQL preferred ~ Familiarity with functional testing, component testing, and production‑grade validation practices ~ Robust knowledge of gRPC and experience working with Node.js‑based services is preferred ~ Pragmatic approach to problem‑solving, system design, and implementation Comfortable making technical decisions under uncertainty Able to work closely with traders, quants, risk, product, and infrastructure stakeholders We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes.

A competitive salary package Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.

📌 Principal, Engineering Services (Winnipeg)
🏢 Keyrock
📍 Winnipeg