Job description

At Gravity Team, a quantitative proprietary trading firm, we are on a mission to balance the supply and demand across crypto markets worldwide.

Join our community of innovators, problem solvers, and owners who apply scientific discovery techniques to make crypto markets a better place for everyone.

You are

A problem solver. Each day presents numerous challenges with sub-optimal choices, and you should excel at selecting the best option given optimization criteria.
Focused on results. The drive to get things done distinguishes success from the rest.
A team player. We thrive together as a team! You must listen well and present your ideas in an environment where the best ideas win.

You'll be working on

Arbitrage trading bot (aka Unified) – Gravity Team’s high-frequency arbitrage trading system that powers the majority of our trading volumes. Unified runs 24/7 across 30+ global crypto exchanges, executing millions of trades monthly. It’s the brain of our market making strategy – constantly deciding what, where, and how much to trade. You’ll join a team of experienced engineers and quant-minded traders who are obsessed with performance, uptime, and scaling arbitrage across fragmented crypto markets globally.

What you will do

Own core strategy code – work directly on the main arbitrage strategy components in Rust.
Exchange integrations – lead complex API integrations and optimize performance across venues.
OTC systems & matching engines – support development of internal OTC infrastructure, matching logic, and colocation efforts.
Strategy rollout – integrate and deploy strategy updates end-to-end, including parameter tuning and risk checks.
System maintenance – improve reliability, latency, and scalability of existing Unified components.
Cross-team collaboration – work closely with Infrastructure, Operations, and teams to scale trading systems.
Incident Response - Participate in our critical systems’ support duties.

What we expect

5+ years of experience building performance-critical backend systems (ideally trading, financial applications, hedge funds, FX, HFT, or exchange infrastructure)
Strong hands-on skills of multiple backend programming languages & frameworks. Experience with Rust or other compiled programming languages is a plus.
Deep understanding of trading systems – market microstructure, matching engines, order routing, etc.
Data-driven mindset – ability to analyze large datasets, pull from databases, and use data to drive engineering decisions.
Comfort with scale and critical systems – you’ve worked on systems in a production environment where reliability and speed directly impact revenue.

Our promise to you

We offer you a driver's seat in the world's crypto-sphere and hands-on insight into one of the most exciting and lucrative industries today. Our work contributes to transforming the current financial industry and democratizing access to digital goods worldwide.

Conditions

Open idea meritocracy and close to zero bureaucracy.
Work together with a highly talented team.
Possibility to participate in world crypto events, with a very real and tangible impact on many crypto markets across the world.
Fast-moving, challenging, and unique business problems.
Very competitive salary up to 10,000 EUR gross with a steep development curve.
Profit shares.
Flexible working hours, casual work attire, and a startup atmosphere.
Learning & Development budget of 3000 EUR a year
A-class work environment at Zunda Towers offices with 360° view over Riga, free food & snacks, Chef's lunches, state-of-art office space design, weekly yoga & physiotherapy sessions, etc.
Regular team events in Latvia and also abroad.
Benefits that you can combine yourself – free food, Bolt taxi, Sports, Spa & Wellness, etc.