Senior Software Engineer - Rust

Octagon Group; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in software development seeks a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Rust to join their innovative team in Cambridge. This hybrid role will focus on creating AI solutions that require performance-sensitive software development on unique hardware. Ideal candidates will possess an MSc/PhD and experience in low-level programming languages. Don't miss the chance to be part of a team pushing the frontiers of technology!

Qualifications

• MSc/PhD in a relevant field required.
• Proven Rust programming experience essential.
• Experience in performance-sensitive programming preferred.

Responsibilities

• Building software for machine learning tasks on FPGA hardware.
• Creating tools for debugging and optimization.
• Developing applications and runtime libraries for server CPUs.

Skills

Rust programming

Low-level programming

Systems programming

Compiler development

Education

MSc in a related scientific/engineering field

PhD in a related scientific/engineering field

Job description

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Principal Talent Partner at Octagon Group

New hybrid Senior Software Engineer job based in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire!

We’re looking for a talented Rust Senior Software Engineer to join a cutting-edge team based in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire developing real-world AI solutions - including ultra-low-latency speech recognition and large-scale foundation models.

Key responsibilities and requirements for the Senior Software Engineer job:

• Building the software that runs machine learning (ML) tasks quickly and efficiently on the FPGA-based hardware
• Program bespoke hardware accelerators and create tools for debugging, profiling and optimisation
• Develop efficient applications and runtime libraries for server CPU’s

Key skills / experience required for the Senior Software Engineer job:

• MSc/PhD in a related scientific / engineering field
• Proven Rust programming experience
• Experience with low-level programming languages in general (e.g. Rust, C, C++) or functional programming languages (e.g. Haskell, OCaml, Nix)
• Proven experience working on relevant areas such as performance sensitive - or systems programming, and compiler development

This is a great opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer wanting to focus on Rust programming, to join a passionate team of engineers developing software systems that perform at scale and speed in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

Apply now for the hybrid Senior Software Engineer job in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire by sending your CV!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design

• Industries

  Software Development

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