Senior Software Engineer

Tiro Partners Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology firm is seeking multiple mid- to senior-level Rust Developers for a permanent position in London. You will build high-performance systems and APIs, working in a hybrid model (2 days/week on-site). Candidates should have 3+ years in Rust development and experience with distributed systems. This role offers the chance to impact systems used by millions in the retail and hospitality sectors.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on Rust development experience or strong systems background with proven Rust adoption.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, multithreading, and performance optimisation.
• Experience building cloud-native services on AWS, GCP, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain critical services and APIs in Rust.
• Help design and evolve our event-driven microservice ecosystem using Rust as a core language.
• Write high-performance code to support large-scale data and transaction flows.
• Contribute to team-wide standards and architectural best practices in our Rust codebase.
• Work cross-functionally with product, data, and design to deliver impactful customer features.

Skills

Rust development

Distributed systems

Multithreading

Performance optimisation

Cloud-native services

Job description

Base pay range

This range is provided by Tiro Partners Limited. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Overview

Rust Developer (multiple hires) | Permanent | London (2 days/week hybrid) | Iconic Brand in Retail & Hospitality

We are working with a household name that’s leading a digital transformation in the retail and restaurant industry. Looking to hire multiple mid- to senior-level Rust Developers to build high-performance, scalable systems that support millions of real-time transactions every day.

Location

Hybrid – 2 days per week in our central London HQ

Employment type

Full-time, Permanent

Domain

Retail / Hospitality / Consumer Tech

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain critical services and APIs in Rust
• Help design and evolve our event-driven microservice ecosystem using Rust as a core language
• Write high-performance code to support large-scale data and transaction flows
• Contribute to team-wide standards and architectural best practices in our Rust codebase
• Work cross-functionally with product, data, and design to deliver impactful customer features

What you’ll need

• 3+ years of hands-on Rust development experience (or strong systems background with proven Rust adoption)
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, multithreading, and performance optimisation
• Experience building cloud-native services on AWS, GCP, or similar
• Engineers who care about clean, efficient code and delivering real business value
• Bonus: background in retail tech, hospitality platforms, or consumer product engineering

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting and Retail

If you’re excited to work with Rust at scale and help shape systems used by millions, we’d love to hear from you. We have multiple hires available in this team so apply if you have relevant skills even if not all listed.