Senior Rust Engineer - Real-Time Backend & Integrations

Realm; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

An early-stage product-led startup in the UK is seeking a skilled backend developer specializing in Rust to build and maintain backend services. This remote role offers the opportunity to influence architecture and product direction in a high-ownership position with significant production impact. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in Rust, gRPC, and PostgreSQL, along with experience in developing integrations. Occasional travel across Europe/USA may be required, and the project involves working in a complex, real-time systems environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of commercial experience in Rust.
• Experience with gRPC and PostgreSQL/SQL.
• Professional experience in developing integrations with third-party systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Rust-based backend services using gRPC and Postgres.
• Design and own integrations with external client systems.
• Lead technical conversations with product teams and customers.

Skills

Rust

gRPC

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

Docker

GitHub Actions

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Job description

An early-stage product-led startup in the UK is seeking a skilled backend developer specializing in Rust to build and maintain backend services. This remote role offers the opportunity to influence architecture and product direction in a high-ownership position with significant production impact. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in Rust, gRPC, and PostgreSQL, along with experience in developing integrations. Occasional travel across Europe/USA may be required, and the project involves working in a complex, real-time systems environment.