Systems Engineer

About the role Skills: Rust, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning Overview and Job Description OneChronos is seeking a software engineer to design and optimize high-performance trading systems that power our periodic auction matching infrastructure. This is a systems programming role focused on low-latency, high-throughput distributed computing, with exposure to infrastructure and DevOps. The ideal candidate has experience building real-time, performance-sensitive systems and thrives in a collaborative, research-driven environment at the intersection of mechanism design and financial markets. As a software engineer at OneChronos, your work will span order and data workflow, periodic auction execution, system reliability, and performance optimization, ensuring the platform is efficient, fault-tolerant, and capable of handling complex trade matching at scale. About (www.OneChronos.com) OneChronos is a Qualifications 3+ years of professional software engineering experience Passion for the craft of writing high-quality code meant to be read and easily understood by a growing team Proficiency in a systems-level programming language (e.g., Rust, C++, Java), with Rust being a plus A polyglot mindset Highly detail-oriented, with a focus on ensuring correctness, consistency, and reliability Passionate about low-latency, high-performance computing, and memory management Comfort working with large-scale data pipelines and event-driven architectures Ability to write clean, well-tested code and collaborate in a highly technical team Hands-on experience with production systems and an understanding of operational challenges Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment best practices