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# Remote Backend Engineer (HFT / Low-Latency Systems)

- **Company:** Pod Network
- **Location:** Maidstone, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Serialization, Distributed Systems, High-Frequency Trading, Concurrency, Backend, Low Latency
- **Published:** June 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/remote-backend-engineer-hft-low-latency-systems-maidstone-kent/2835132676-2/

## About the Role

* Experience building or optimizing HFT systems, exchange matching engines, or low-latency trading infra.
 * Strong systems background (Rust, C++, or Go).
 * Deep understanding of concurrency, networking, and performance profiling.
 * (Bonus) Experience with blockchains, consensus, or distributed systems.

## Description

We're looking for engineers with high-frequency trading (HFT) or ultra-low-latency systems experience to help architect and optimize our execution and matching infrastructure. You'll work on the core runtime and networking stack that powers sub-millisecond order propagation and deterministic settlement across a distributed validator network.

What You'll Do:

 * Design and implement latency-critical components of the pod L1 and order book engine.
 * Optimize network pipelines, serialization, and state access for deterministic performance.
 * Contribute to new protocol primitives for timestamped execution and atomic batch auctions.
 * Collaborate with researchers on incentive design and cross-domain settlement models.


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