Senior Software Engineer- Rust (f/m/d)

Aleph Alpha; Heidelberg; Vor Ort; EUR 100.000 - 125.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A technology company in Heidelberg is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement high-performance systems in Rust. Responsibilities include owning backend components, collaborating across teams, and mentoring junior engineers. Ideal candidates have strong experience in Rust or similar languages, and secure coding practices. Benefits include flexible work hours, mental health support, and a subsidized transportation ticket.

Leistungen

30 days of paid vacation

Access to fitness & wellness offerings

Mental health support

Subsidized company pension plan

Germany-wide transportation ticket

Budget for additional technical equipment

Flexible working hours

Virtual Stock Option Plan

Qualifikationen

• Strong experience in Rust or in one or more other strongly typed programming languages.
• Experience writing integration and unit tests.
• A secure coding mindset and knowledge of common sources of vulnerabilities.
• Experience with Test-Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.
• Strong ability to explain and understand abstract technical concepts.
• Familiar with software development in a distributed architecture.
• Comfortable with agile development, pair programming, and code review.

Aufgaben

• Design and implement high-performance, concurrent systems in Rust.
• Own core components of our backend infrastructure and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate your work into production systems.
• Write robust, well-tested code and participate in code reviews.
• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and reliability issues.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal knowledge sharing.

Kenntnisse

Rust

Typescript

Go

Kotlin

Scala

C++

Zig

Jobbeschreibung

Overview:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will take ownership of core system components that power the backend infrastructure of our AI platform.

You will design and build high-performance, reliable services in Rust, and work closely with infrastructure, product, and research teams to bring scalable AI solutions into production.

This role is ideal for a senior engineer who combines deep systems knowledge with ownership, product awareness, and a pragmatic, hands-on approach to problem-solving.

Your Responsibilities:

• Design and implement high-performance, concurrent systems in Rust.

• Own core components of our backend infrastructure and contribute to architectural decisions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate your work into production systems.

• Write robust, well-tested code and participate in code reviews.

• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and reliability issues.

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal knowledge sharing.

Your Profile:

• Strong experience in Rust or in one or more other systems or strongly typed programming language. For example: Typescript, Go, Kotlin, Scala, C++, Zig.

• Experience writing integration and unit tests.

• A secure coding mindset and knowledge of common sources of vulnerabilities.

• Experience with Test-Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.

• Strong ability to explain and understand abstract technical concepts.

• Familiar with software development in a distributed architecture.

• Comfortable with agile development, pair programming and code review.

What you can expect from us:

• Be part of an AI revolution!

• 30 days of paid vacation

• Access to a variety of fitness & wellness offerings via Wellhub

• Mental health support through nilo.health

• Substantially subsidized company pension plan for your future security

• Subsidized Germany-wide transportation ticket

• Budget for additional technical equipment

• Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model for better work-life balance

• Virtual Stock Option Plan