Rust Engineer – Systems / Backend

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

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Bonus

Pension

Private healthcare

Share options

Descripción de la vacante

Eclipse IT Recruitment is recruiting a Rust engineer for a UK technology company in Manchester, delivering high-performance software for core systems. You will join a small, highly technical team building backend services in Rust and integrating with C++ and Python.

The role focuses on speed, memory efficiency and reliability on Linux, with CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes in use. A strong Rust background and Linux proficiency are essential; distributed systems or embedded experience is a plus.

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 is 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++ interop

Linux

Python

Networking

Distributed systems

Embedded

CI/CD

Herramientas

Docker

Kubernetes

Descripción del empleo

Location: Manchester / 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.