Backend Software Engineer Arkion Identity Systems · Canada Mid posted 1 month ago

Rustify; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkion Identity Systems in Canada is seeking a Backend Software Engineer with strong Rust expertise to build secure, scalable, and high-performance services for our Next-Gen Human Identity Platform.

You will design and implement backend services, APIs, and cryptographic workflows, collaborating with Architects and Cloud & Deployment Engineers. This role emphasizes TLS, certificates, identity workflows, and secure communications.

Qualifications

• Strong Rust expertise for backend services.
• Experience designing REST/gRPC APIs for identity workflows.
• Knowledge of TLS, X.509 certificates and secure communications.
• Experience with asynchronous and concurrent Rust systems.

Responsibilities

• Backend development: design and build high-performance backend services in Rust.
• Develop REST/gRPC APIs for certificate management, identity workflows, and system operations.
• Implement asynchronous and concurrent systems using Rust best practices.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.

Skills

Rust

Backend development

API design

Security concepts

Job description

# Backend Software EngineerArkion Identity Systems · Canada · Mid · HybridView & Apply## About the RoleWe are looking for a Backend Software Engineer with strong Rust expertise to build secure, scalable, and high-performance services for our Next-Gen Human Identity (NHI) Platform.You will play a key role in designing and implementing backend services, APIs, and cryptographic workflows, working closely with the Software Architect, Frontend Engineer, and Cloud & Deployment Engineer.This role requires someone who is both strong in systems programming and backend development, and comfortable working on security-focused systems (TLS, certificates, identity).## Key Responsibilities:* Backend development + Design and build high-performance backend services in Rust. + Develop REST/gRPC APIs for certificate management, identity workflows, and system operations. + Implement asynchronous and concurrent systems using Rust best practices. + Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.* Security & cryptography + Work with TLS/SSL, X.509 certificates, and secure communication flows. + Implement or integrate certificate lifecycle management (issuance, rotation, revocation). + Ensure secure handling of keys, secrets, and authentication flows (mTLS, token-based).* Cloud-native & distributed systems