Rust Jobs in Web3

Injective Labs is trailblazing a new dawn for Web3 enabled finance. We are the core contributors to Injective, one of the fastest growing blockchains in the industry. Injective provides an interoperable smart contracts platform that is optimized for building decentralized finance applications. Interoperability is at the core of Injective, which is natively integrated with chains such as Ethereum, Cosmos and Solana. Developers can rapidly launch premier financial applications suited for mass adoption using Injective’s infrastructure and specialized DeFi primitives such as the world’s first fully on-chain order book.Our team has decades of experience spearheading the largest financial institutions and tech organizations. Injective is incubated by Binance and is backed by leading firms such as Jump Crypto, Pantera and Mark Cuban.

Responsibilities

• Analyze market microstructure and on-chain data to identify inefficiencies and trading opportunities.
• Apply statistical and machine-learning techniques to generate, validate, and improve trading signals.
• Design and implement market-making, arbitrage, and systematic strategies end-to-end.
• Build and maintain signal-generation pipelines, feature stores, and parameter-optimization tooling.
• Develop robust backtesting frameworks; conduct performance analysis and attribution.
• Implement trading system components, including order management and exchange connectivity.
• Build and operate data pipelines and research platforms for high-quality, reproducible research.
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, and latency/performance optimization in production.
• Implement risk monitoring and control systems across strategies and venues.
• Run post-trade analytics to evaluate execution quality, slippage, and market impact.
• Develop risk metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools for strategy and portfolio oversight.
• Run simulations and estimate market impact for both liquid and illiquid assets.
  
  

Who You Are

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
• 1–5 years of quantitative research/analysis or development experience.
• Strong foundation in probability, statistics, time-series modeling, and quantitative methods.
• Expert-level Python for research and production; proficiency in C++ or Rust for performance-critical components.
• Solid grasp of data structures, algorithms, software engineering principles, and version control.
• Experience with statistical analysis, backtesting methodologies, and strategy development.
• Ability to create and use algorithms to investigate large datasets and resolve data/logic errors with rigor.
• Understanding of financial markets, trading concepts, and risk-management principles.
  
  

Preferred

• Experience with machine-learning frameworks and distributed/parallel computing.
• Familiarity with Linux development environments and modern DevOps practices. Understanding of cryptocurrency markets, DeFi protocols, and on-chain analytics.
• Experience with real-time trading systems, low-latency applications, and exchange integrations.
• Knowledge of blockchain technology, smart-contract fundamentals, and MEV-aware strategies.
• Professional certifications (e.g., CFA, FRM), prior experience in quantitative trading/fintech, and/or publications in relevant fields.
  
  

As an equal opportunity employer we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.