Rust Engineer – Systems / Backend

Eclipse IT Recruitment; Birmingham; Híbrido; GBP 80.000 - 125.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Bonus, pension, private healthcare and

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Descripción de la vacante

Eclipse IT Recruitment is assisting a UK technology company in Birmingham, recruiting a Rust engineer for core systems where speed, safety and reliability matter. This permanent, full-time role is hybrid with Linux production work and opportunities to influence low-latency software.

You will build and optimize Rust backends, integrate with C++ and Python tooling, participate in CI, reviews and testing, and keep performance top of mind across distributed components.

Formación

• Commercial or substantial open-source experience with Rust.
• Strong C++ engineers keen to move into Rust will be considered.
• Solid understanding of concurrency, memory management and performance.
• Comfortable working in Linux environments.
• Python for tooling and scripting.
• Networking, distributed systems or embedded experience a plus.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD.

Responsabilidades

• Build and maintain performance-critical systems and backend services in Rust.
• Profile and optimise code for speed, memory use and reliability.
• Work on concurrent, networked and distributed components.
• Integrate with existing C++ and Python code where needed.
• Write well-tested code and contribute to code reviews and CI.
• Debug and improve systems running on Linux in production.

Conocimientos

Rust

C++ to Rust

Concurrency

Linux

Python

Networking

CI/CD

Herramientas

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Descripción del empleo

Location: Birmingham / hybrid

Salary: £80,000 - £125,000 + bonus and benefits (trading and low-latency roles can pay more)

Type: Permanent, full time

Our client, an innovative UK technology company building high-performance software, is hiring a Rust engineer for core systems where speed, safety and reliability really matter. You'll join a small, highly technical team.

What you'll do:

• Build and maintain performance-critical systems and backend services in Rust
• Profile and optimise code for speed, memory use and reliability
• Work on concurrent, networked and distributed components
• Integrate with existing C++ and Python code where needed
• Write well-tested code and contribute to code reviews and CI
• Debug and improve systems running on Linux in production

What you'll bring:

• Commercial or substantial open-source experience with Rust
• Strong C++ engineers keen to move into Rust will also be considered
• A solid understanding of concurrency, memory management and performance
• Comfortable working in Linux environments
• Python for tooling and scripting
• Networking, distributed systems or embedded experience a plus
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD

Benefits:

• Bonus, pension, private healthcare and, with some clients, share options.