Senior Rust Software Engineer

NPAworldwide; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading communication technology firm in Manchester seeks a Software Engineer (Delay-Tolerant Networking) to join their UK R&D team. You will work on innovative projects that enhance communication networks across space and Earth. The ideal candidate holds a degree in Computer Science and has strong experience in building distributed systems. This role offers a competitive salary, equity options, and a flexible hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Equity options

Pension

Private health insurance

Flexible hybrid working

Qualifications

• Experience building distributed systems with cloud technologies.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Curious and innovative about emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining delay-tolerant networking products.
• Debugging, optimizing, and improving systems.
• Collaborating with front-end developers to integrate features.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Experience with distributed systems

Working with customers

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Rust

gRPC

Kubernetes

Cloud technologies

Job description

Ourclientisleadingthewayinnext-generationcommunications,building lasercommunicationsystems and software-definednetworkingplatforms foraerospaceanddeep-spaceapplications.WithtechnologyacquiredfromGoogle,they’recreatingsolutionsthatletsatellites,aircraft,andevencislunarnetworkscommunicateseamlesslyessentiallybringingspaceandEarthalotclosertogether.

The Role

They’relookingfora SoftwareEngineer(Delay-TolerantNetworking) tojointheir UKR&Dteam.You’llhelpevolvetheir delay-tolerantnetworking products,includingthe and,anddevelopnewfeaturesthatwilltransformhowcommunicationnetworksoperateworldwide.Thisisafantasticopportunitytoworkwithcutting-edgetechnologies,solvecomplexchallenges,andmakeagenuineimpact.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Buildingandmaintaining delay-tolerantnetworking products,platforms,andAPIsusing Rust , gRPC ,and ProtocolBuffers
• Workingonscalableanddistributedsystemsusing Kubernetes
• Debugging,optimising,andimprovingsystemsforfull-scaleproductionenvironments
• Collaboratingwithfront-enddeveloperstointegrateuser-facingfeatures
• Creatingtechnicalguides,tutorials,anddocumentationforteamsandcustomers
• Supportingnewcustomeronboardingandensuringsmoothsystemintegration
• Keepingupwiththelatestadvancementsinnetworkingandcloudtechnologies

What We’re Looking For

• AdegreeinComputerScience,SoftwareEngineering,orarelatedfield
• Experiencebuildingdistributedsystemswithcloudtechnologies
• Strongproblem-solvingandcommunicationskills
• Enjoysworkingwithcustomerstofindcreative,practicalsolutions
• Curious,innovative,andgenuinelyexcitedaboutemergingtechnologies

Nice-to-Haves

• Experiencewith delay-tolerantnetworkingstandards (e.g.CCSDS / IETFBPv7,BPSec)
• Hands-onexperiencewith microservices , event-drivenarchitectures ,and CNCFtechnologies
• Familiaritywith GoogleCloudPlatform(GCP) or AWS
• Experiencewritingtutorials,documentation,ortechnicalblogposts

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Workonhigh-impact,innovativeprojectsinspacetechnologyanddigitalinfrastructure
• Competitivesalary,equityoptions,pension,andprivatehealthinsurance
• Flexiblehybridworking(UK-basedremote)
• Collaboratewithadiverse,international,andforward-thinkingteam
• Gethands-onexperiencewith AI-drivennetworks,space-groundintegration ,and cloudmissioncontrolsystems

Who Can Apply

Applicantsmusthavetherighttoworkinthe UnitedKingdom .

Our Client Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Theycelebratediversityandarecommittedtocreatinganinclusiveworkplace.Applicationsfromcandidatesofallbackgroundsarewarmlyencouraged.

Rust,Software

• AdegreeinComputerScience,SoftwareEngineering,orarelatedfield
• Experiencebuildingdistributedsystemswithcloudtechnologies