Rust Software Engineer — High-Performance Systems Liverpool

Matterhorn Early Access (PROD-FRAN); Liverpool; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Matterhorn Early Access (PROD-FRAN) in Liverpool, UK seeks a detail-oriented Software Engineer (Rust) at mid-level to design, develop, and maintain high-performance Rust systems. You will own code quality, contribute to architecture, and mentor junior engineers.

You will design efficient Rust solutions, review code, write tests, and collaborate with product managers and architects to translate requirements into robust software.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience with Rust.
• Strong systems programming and low-level programming understanding.
• Solid knowledge of design patterns, architecture, and testing practices.
• Experience with Git and modern development workflows.
• Proficiency in writing unit and integration tests.
• Collaborative, detail-oriented, and capable of mentoring juniors.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement efficient, maintainable software in Rust following best practices.
• Analyze complex problems and develop optimized solutions for performance and reliability.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure quality and security.
• Develop and execute comprehensive unit and integration tests.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineers to translate requirements.
• Participate in system design discussions for scalable architectures.
• Debug and resolve production issues with timely fixes.
• Maintain documentation for code, systems, and processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, including performance optimization and refactoring.
• Stay up-to-date with Rust ecosystem developments.

Skills

Rust

Systems programming

Low-level programming

Test-driven development

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Linux/Unix

Tools

Git

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

Matterhorn Early Access (PROD-FRAN) in Liverpool, UK seeks a detail-oriented Software Engineer (Rust) at mid-level to design, develop, and maintain high-performance Rust systems. You will own code quality, contribute to architecture, and mentor junior engineers.

You will design efficient Rust solutions, review code, write tests, and collaborate with product managers and architects to translate requirements into robust software.