Senior Software Engineer

ValueLabs; Dubai; On-site; AED 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

ValueLabs seeks a Senior Backend Engineer specializing in Rust for its Dubai location. Join a high-impact team modernizing backend services, focusing on building scalable and secure systems. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in distributed systems and microservices, particularly within the financial sector.

Benefits

High-autonomy work environment

Opportunities to solve performance-critical problems

Collaboration with top-tier engineers

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend software development experience, including 3+ years in Rust.
• Deep knowledge of Rust language features like ownership model and smart pointers.
• Experience with microservices and concurrent applications.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop backend microservices using Rust.
• Lead the design of event-driven architectures using Kafka.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to containerize services and manage them.

Skills

Rust

Microservices

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Tools

AppDynamics

Dynatrace

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We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with deep expertise in Rust to join our core platform team. This role is ideal for engineers who have a solid background in distributed systems , event-driven microservices , and secure financial-grade backends , and who are passionate about building highly-performant, scalable systems using Rust.

You will be part of a high-impact team working on modernizing core backend services, improving system throughput, and adopting best practices for reliability, security, and observability.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and develop backend microservices using Rust , ensuring high performance, security, and scalability.
• Lead the design of event-driven architectures using Kafka and ensure seamless service communication.
• Own modules that deal with concurrency, memory management , and multi-threading with focus on performance optimization.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to containerize services and manage them using Docker , Kubernetes , and CI / CD tools.
• Ensure security compliance and code quality through code reviews , testing , and integration of SonarQube , Checkmarx , and Fortify .
• Integrate backend services with API gateways like Kong , 3Scale , and implement OAuth2 / JWT-based authentication .
• Actively monitor and troubleshoot production issues using tools like AppDynamics , Dynatrace , or equivalent APM tools.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend software development experience, including 3+ years in Rust
• Deep knowledge of Rust language features : ownership model, smart pointers, traits, Cargo ecosystem
• Experience working with multi-threaded , memory-safe , and concurrent applications
• Strong expertise in Microservices , CQRS , SAGA , Service Discovery , Circuit Breakers
• Hands-on with Kafka , MongoDB , Redis , and RESTful APIs
• Prior experience with C++ or Java is a strong plus
• CI / CD pipeline exposure : GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes , and cloud-native development

Nice to Have

• Experience in banking, financial services, or fintech
• Knowledge of token-based authentication mechanisms like OAuth2, JWT
• Familiarity with WebAssembly , Zero-copy data processing , or gRPC in Rust is a bonus
• Contributions to open-source Rust projects or GitHub repositories

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a fast-scaling backend modernization journey using Rust
• Work in a high-autonomy , high-impact engineering environment
• Solve performance-critical problems for real-world financial systems
• Collaborate with top-tier engineers in a tech-forward culture

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Information Technology

IT Services and IT Consulting

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