Rust Systems Engineer - Distributed Storage & Kubernetes

G-Research; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch provided

Barista bar

Informal dress code

Monthly events

Job summary

G-Research in London is seeking a Rust-focused engineer to help build a new distributed storage platform underpinning cutting-edge quantitative research.

You will design core components in Rust, build scalable, resilient data systems, and work with researchers to define data access needs. The role involves Kubernetes-based services and integrating Kafka-driven workflows, with a strong emphasis on testing and code quality.

Qualifications

• Commercial experience developing production systems in Rust.
• Solid grounding in distributed systems and data-intensive design.
• Experience handling large volumes of data reliably.
• Kubernetes and Kafka experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop core components of a distributed storage platform in Rust.
• Build scalable, resilient systems for large data workloads.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers on data access requirements.
• Contribute to architectural decisions across distributed systems.
• Develop and optimise services running in Kubernetes.
• Integrate event-driven and streaming technologies such as Kafka.

Skills

Collaborative

Testing & quality

Operational excellence

Clear communication

Tools

Rust

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

G-Research in London is seeking a Rust-focused engineer to help build a new distributed storage platform underpinning cutting-edge quantitative research.

You will design core components in Rust, build scalable, resilient data systems, and work with researchers to define data access needs. The role involves Kubernetes-based services and integrating Kafka-driven workflows, with a strong emphasis on testing and code quality.