Location
cape town
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
June 13, 2026
Job Description
Job Summary
We are looking for a Head of Engineering / Engineering Lead with strong experience in systematic options trading to lead our 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, ideally including options market‑making, automated quoting, execution, and risk management. 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 ...