Rust Engineer

Arcus Search; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 129.000 - 221.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Arcus Search is seeking a Senior Rust Software Engineer for a 12-month contract in London. You will join a specialist infrastructure team delivering a bespoke distributed storage platform, working with quantitative researchers and engineers on a greenfield project.

The role focuses on designing and building scalable, high-performance backend systems from first principles, with an emphasis on infrastructure and platform engineering in a research-driven environment.

Formación

• 1–2 years of commercial Rust experience.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience building distributed systems or large-scale backend platforms.
• Experience with Kafka.
• Experience working with Kubernetes.
• Experience designing and building platforms from first principles.
• Background in infrastructure or platform engineering.

Responsabilidades

• Designing and building distributed backend systems using Rust.
• Developing core platform infrastructure from scratch.
• Building scalable services to support large-scale research workloads.
• Working closely with quantitative researchers and engineering teams.
• Designing reliable, high-performance distributed systems.
• Contributing across the full software development lifecycle, from architecture through to production.

Conocimientos

Rust

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Kafka

Backend architecture

Infrastructure engineering

Descripción del empleo

Senior Rust Software Engineer (Contract)

12-Month Contract | London (Hub Model)

A leading quantitative technology firm is looking for an experienced Rust Software Engineer to join its infrastructure engineering team on an initial 12-month contract. This is an opportunity to work on a long-term greenfield programme focused on building a next-generation distributed storage platform from the ground up. The project already has an MVP in production and forms part of a wider multi-year investment into the firm's core research infrastructure. Working alongside highly experienced engineers and quantitative researchers, you'll help design and develop critical infrastructure that underpins large-scale research and data-intensive workloads. This is a role for engineers who enjoy solving complex distributed systems problems and building platforms from first principles.

The Role

You'll join a specialist infrastructure team responsible for designing and delivering core platform services. The team is building a bespoke distributed storage solution to replace an existing third-party platform, giving engineers the opportunity to influence architecture from an early stage. The work is highly technical, performance-focused and centred around creating scalable, resilient systems that will support the firm's continued growth.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing and building distributed backend systems using Rust
• Developing core platform infrastructure from scratch
• Building scalable services to support large-scale research workloads
• Working closely with quantitative researchers and engineering teams
• Designing reliable, high-performance distributed systems
• Contributing across the full software development lifecycle, from architecture through to production

What We're Looking For

• Around 1-2 years of commercial Rust experience
• Strong software engineering fundamentals
• Experience building distributed systems or large-scale backend platforms
• Experience with Kafka
• Experience working with Kubernetes
• Experience designing and building platforms from first principles
• A background in infrastructure or platform engineering

Previous storage experience isn't required, but you'll need experience building complex, scalable platforms and enjoy tackling challenging engineering problems.

Contract Details

• Contract:Initial 12-month engagement
• Working Model:Onsite 4 days a week for 3 weeks of the month, 5 days for the 4th week.

Interview Process

• 90-minute onsite technical interview with the engineering team
• 30-minute final interview with the hiring manager