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Keyrock

Engineering Lead- Options

New York, NY · On-site +1

$112K - $147K/yr

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Institutional Sales Associate

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$15.25 - $20.75/hr

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Austin, IN

$185K - $237K/yr

Deep TradFi background (fixed income, FX, credit, treasury, or capital markets origination) and/or senior crypto capital markets experience (exchange, market maker, yield platform, or digital asset ...

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Miami, IN

$185K - $237K/yr

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Atlanta, IN

$185K - $237K/yr

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Washington, DC

$185K - $237K/yr

Deep TradFi background (fixed income, FX, credit, treasury, or capital markets origination) and/or senior crypto capital markets experience (exchange, market maker, yield platform, or digital asset ...

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Florence, IN

$185K - $237K/yr

Deep TradFi background (fixed income, FX, credit, treasury, or capital markets origination) and/or senior crypto capital markets experience (exchange, market maker, yield platform, or digital asset ...

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Salt Lake City, UT

$185K - $237K/yr

Deep TradFi background (fixed income, FX, credit, treasury, or capital markets origination) and/or senior crypto capital markets experience (exchange, market maker, yield platform, or digital asset ...

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Boston, IN

$185K - $237K/yr

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Deep TradFi background (fixed income, FX, credit, treasury, or capital markets origination) and/or senior crypto capital markets experience (exchange, market maker, yield platform, or digital asset ...

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Nashville, IN

$185K - $237K/yr

Deep TradFi background (fixed income, FX, credit, treasury, or capital markets origination) and/or senior crypto capital markets experience (exchange, market maker, yield platform, or digital asset ...

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Francisco, IN · On-site

$185K - $237K/yr

Deep TradFi background (fixed income, FX, credit, treasury, or capital markets origination) and/or senior crypto capital markets experience (exchange, market maker, yield platform, or digital asset ...

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Deep TradFi background (fixed income, FX, credit, treasury, or capital markets origination) and/or senior crypto capital markets experience (exchange, market maker, yield platform, or digital asset ...

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San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$185K - $237K/yr

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Columbus, IN

$185K - $237K/yr

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Portland, IN

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How much do crypto market maker jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 9, 2026, the average hourly pay for crypto market maker in the United States is $16.56, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $12.74 and $19.47 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Crypto Market Maker?

A Crypto Market Maker is a firm or individual that provides liquidity to cryptocurrency markets by continuously quoting buy and sell prices for digital assets. Their primary role is to ensure that trading can occur smoothly by narrowing the bid-ask spread and increasing market efficiency. By doing this, they facilitate easier entry and exit for traders and help reduce price volatility. Crypto market makers often use algorithmic trading and maintain inventories of various cryptocurrencies to fulfill their obligations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Crypto Market Maker, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Crypto Market Maker, you need strong quantitative skills, a solid understanding of financial markets, and typically a background in mathematics, finance, or computer science. Familiarity with trading platforms, algorithmic trading systems, and proficiency in programming languages like Python or C++ are essential, along with knowledge of major crypto exchanges. Excellent risk management, analytical thinking, and the ability to make quick decisions under pressure are valuable soft skills. These competencies are crucial for ensuring liquidity, minimizing risk, and capitalizing on fast-moving crypto market opportunities.

What are some common challenges faced by Crypto Market Makers, and how are they typically addressed?

Crypto Market Makers often encounter challenges such as managing liquidity in highly volatile markets, dealing with thin order books, and mitigating risks from sudden price swings. To address these issues, market makers use sophisticated algorithms to automate trading and continuously monitor market conditions. They also implement robust risk management strategies, such as setting predefined stop-loss levels and diversifying across multiple trading pairs. Collaboration with technology and risk teams is crucial to ensure systems are secure and responsive to market changes.

What is the difference between Crypto Market Maker vs Crypto Trader?

AspectCrypto Market MakerCrypto Trader
CredentialsKnowledge of trading algorithms, market making strategies, and sometimes certifications in finance or tradingUnderstanding of market analysis, trading platforms, and risk management; certifications vary
Work EnvironmentOperate on exchanges, providing liquidity and maintaining bid-ask spreadsBuy and sell cryptocurrencies based on market analysis, often independently or for firms
Employer & Industry UsageFinancial firms, crypto exchanges, market making firmsCrypto hedge funds, trading firms, individual traders

Crypto Market Makers focus on providing liquidity and maintaining market stability by placing buy and sell orders, while Crypto Traders actively buy and sell cryptocurrencies to profit from market movements. Both roles require strong market knowledge, but market makers are more involved in order book management, whereas traders focus on market analysis and execution.

Infographic showing various Crypto Market Maker job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 75% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 22% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $34,445 per year, or $16.6 per hour.

Engineering Lead- Options

Keyrock

New York, NY • On-site, Remote

$112K - $147K/yr

Full-time

Posted 17 days ago

Job description

Engineering Lead: Options
About Keyrock
Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation.
Today, we rock with over 200 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Madrid, Brussels, Singapore , New York and Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight.
We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks as well as asset and wealth management. Keyrock is looking to expand and establish itself as a full-service capital markets and asset & wealth management financial institution through both organic innovation and inorganic growth.
But we're more than a service provider. We're an initiator. We have been pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading systems, and champions of its use in the industry. We upgrade Web3 ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry's progress with our research and governance initiatives.
At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it.
Mission statement
We are looking for a Head of Engineering / Engineering Lead with strong experience in systematic options trading to lead our Options Engineering team.
In this role, you will be responsible for leading the Options Engineering team, driving continuous improvement across the trading infrastructure, and supporting the evolution of our systematic options trading platform. This includes areas such as automated quoting, execution, risk controls, pricing workflows, and production reliability.
We are primarily looking for candidates based in European time zones or the US East Coast time zone.
We are looking for someone who can:
  • Lead and grow an Options Engineering team of around 7 engineers
  • Bring hands-on experience in systematic options trading, ideally including options market-making, automated quoting, execution, and risk management
  • Own and evolve an existing Rust-native systematic options trading platform
  • Provide strong technical direction across trading infrastructure, system design, performance, reliability, and risk controls
  • Work pragmatically through complex engineering and trading-system challenges
  • Partner closely with trading, quant, product, risk, and infrastructure stakeholders
  • Balance technical leadership with people leadership, delivery ownership, and operational discipline

Required Experience
  • 7+ years of experience in systematic trading, options market-making or low-latency trading systems
  • Strong hands-on experience with Rust, C++, or C
  • Willingness to become deeply proficient in Rust, if not already
  • Strong understanding of algorithmic options trading, including automated quoting, execution, pricing, risk controls, and market data workflows
  • Experience building or maintaining low-latency trading systems, ideally within options or derivatives markets
  • Experience working with SQL databases in production environments, with PostgreSQL preferred
  • Familiarity with functional testing, component testing, and production-grade validation practices
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, service boundaries, and production reliability
  • Strong knowledge of gRPC and experience working with Node.js-based services is preferred
  • Previous experience with crypto exchange connectivity and/or FPGA technologies is strongly preferred

Leadership & Working Style
  • Strong team player with the ability to lead, mentor, and guide engineers
  • Pragmatic approach to problem-solving, system design, and implementation
  • Able to balance latency, reliability, safety, complexity, and delivery speed
  • Comfortable making technical decisions under uncertainty
  • Demonstrates outside-the-box thinking while staying grounded in practical delivery
  • Communicates clearly and effectively, especially in unfamiliar or ambiguous contexts where clarity is critical
  • Able to work closely with traders, quants, risk, product, and infrastructure stakeholders
  • Strong ownership mindset, especially for production trading systems

Our recruitment philosophy
We value self-awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who's driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes.
Our offer
  • A competitive salary package
  • Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely
  • The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence

As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.
Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock.
https://keyrock.com/careers/

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