MLabs
Financial Services
BackendEngineer
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Backend Engineer at MLabs. Skills: Backend development, Systems programming, Distributed systems, Smart contracts. Design backend services. Implement backend services”
What You'll Achieve.
Achieve sub-millisecond latencies
Industry & Context.
Autonomous problem-solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Professional proficiency in Rust, Low-level systems programming, Prior trading systems exposure, High-throughput quantitative trading systems, Market-making infrastructure, Order routing engines, Designing distributed systems, Profiling distributed systems, Optimizing distributed systems, Low-latency distributed systems, Blockchain architecture understanding, Consensus mechanisms understanding, Secure smart contract development understanding, Familiarity with mathematical concepts, Familiarity with cryptographic concepts, Privacy-preserving primitives familiarity, TEE architectures familiarity, Autonomous problem-solving approach
Nice to Have
0.2% to 0.5% equity allocation
What You'll Do.
Design backend services
Implement backend services
Maintain backend services
Build smart contracts
Optimize smart contracts
Audit smart contracts
Develop trading infrastructure
Refine trading infrastructure
Optimize trading infrastructure
Collaborate on protocol architecture
Collaborate on cryptographic implementation
Collaborate on distributed system design
Integrate privacy-preserving cryptography
Integrate Trusted Execution Environments
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Foundational engineering teams
Full Job Description
**Location: **Singapore, Singapore (Hybrid) **Hybrid | Full-time** **Compensation: **$115K - $140K We are hiring on behalf of an elite proprietary trading infrastructure firm is seeking an exceptional **Backend Engineer** to design and build the core components of its next-generation institutional trading framework. Operating as a specialized prime brokerage ecosystem for high-throughput decentralized protocols, our client develops cutting-edge environments powering institutional-grade algorithmic execution at scale. This critical technical role focuses on architecting secure, low-latency infrastructure capable of processing high-volume financial transactions. The successful candidate will collaborate with an elite technical team to advance the capabilities of decentralized execution environments, utilizing privacy-preserving technologies and sophisticated distributed system designs. **Key Responsibilities** * **Core Infrastructure Development:** Design, implement, and maintain high-performance backend services and core infrastructure components using Rust. * **Smart Contract Engineering:** Build, optimize, and audit highly secure smart contracts tailored for advanced decentralized virtual machine (EVM) environments. * **Latency Optimization:** Develop, refine, and optimize real-time trading infrastructure to achieve sub-millisecond end-to-end execution latencies. * **System Architecture:** Collaborate closely with foundational engineering teams on protocol architecture, cryptographic implementation, and scalable distributed system design. * **Security & Cryptography:** Integrate privacy-preserving cryptography, including Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), into the core transaction pipeline. **Requirements** * **Systems Programming:** Demonstrated professional proficiency in Rust and low-level systems programming. * **Trading Systems Exposure:** Prior exposure to high-throughput quantitative trading systems, market-making infrastructure, or order routing engines
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