Rust Developer Intern – Trading SystemsCompany: BlockhouseLocation: NYC (in-person) or remote flexibilityType: Internship, ~12 weeks, starting immediately or early summer. Strong path to full-time for top performersCompensation: $2,000–$4,000/month cash, based on experience.
Benefits included. Equity and strategy PnL share available on conversion to full-time.About Blockhouse's ProductOur core market-making engine is written in Rust and is already running across multiple venues. We're actively extending it by adding new exchanges, tightening execution, and building out the operational layer around it (trader dashboard, GCP infrastructure, observability). We're small, engineering-driven, and every hire works directly with the founders, Head of Trading, and senior quants.Role OverviewYou'll work directly on our Rust trading engine alongside the Head of Trading. The work spans low-latency systems (optimizing the core engine, integrating new venues, improving execution logic) and the production infrastructure around it (trader dashboard frontend/backend, GCP services). This is not a sandboxed research role. Your code ships to production and trades live capital.What You'll DoOptimize and extend our existing Rust market-making engineIntegrate new CEX and DEX venues: REST, WebSocket, order lifecycle, market data normalizationBuild and improve the internal trader dashboard (frontend + backend integrations)Hook services into our GCP infrastructure: deployment, observability, data pipelinesDebug live systems against real trading logs and production behaviorCollaborate with quants to translate strategy logic into production codeRequirements (Must-Haves)Solid Rust experience - you've built something non-trivial, not just followed a tutorialComfortable in Linux/UNIX environmentsStrong grasp of concurrency, async, and performance tradeoffsClean, well-tested code, fluent with standard debugging workflowsNice-to-HavesCrypto exchange API experience (CEX or DEX integrations)Frontend/backend work (TypeScript, React, or similar)GCP or other cloud infrastructure exposureExperience with market data, order books, or execution systemsPython for tooling, testing, or research integrationNetworking fundamentals (TCP/IP, latency sensitivity)Why Join BlockhouseSmall team - direct work with founders, Head of Trading, and senior engineersYour code runs in production and trades real capitalExposure to both systems and strategy sides of crypto market makingClear, meritocratic path to a full-time offerInternational Students: CPT/OPT supported; flexible arrangements available.