Russian-Speaking Engineering Team Lead | Quantitative Trading | Fully Remote
I’m working with a highly profitable proprietary trading firm that is continuing to scale its organisation (200+ employees) as it expands across traditional financial and crypto markets.
They’re looking for an
Engineering Team Lead
to take responsibility for an established team of five Rust engineers building core systems within the trading platform.
Neither Rust nor quantitative trading experience is required.
The role
You’ll be responsible for the overall effectiveness of the team, including:
Hiring and performance management
Coaching and developing engineers
Setting priorities and improving delivery
Working directly with trading and business stakeholders
Making pragmatic trade-offs between speed, quality, technical debt and commercial impact
What they’re looking for
Minimum 3+ years leading software engineering teams
A strong backend engineering background
Experience within a startup, scale-up or similarly entrepreneurial environments
Genuine ownership of hiring, performance and team development
Strong stakeholder management and commercial judgement
Fluency in Russian
Why it’s interesting
Fully remote internationally
P&L Ownership
Highly technical, engineering-led environment
Significant investment in AI-assisted development
Growing across new markets, strategies and asset classes
Contact Chris Williams for more information