Senior Software Engineer - Rust

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialized in Rust programming to work on a groundbreaking multimodal data warehouse project in central London. You will architect high-performance data systems, collaborate with product teams, and engage in open-source contributions. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with systems-level programming and a passion for innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience with Rust/C/C++ or systems-level programming.
• Contributed to analytical databases like ClickHouse, DuckDB, or DataFusion.
• Understanding of memory management and query execution pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement high-performance data processing systems in Rust.
• Design low-latency pipelines for analytical workloads.
• Collaborate with teams to expose capabilities via modern APIs.

Skills

Rust

C

C++

Memory management

Open-source contribution

Tools

Apache Arrow

Parquet

DataFusion

ClickHouse

DuckDB

Job description

Job Description

Are you a Rust programmer looking for the next best role?

Have you worked with low-level performance and want it to matter at a large scale?

If this sounds like you, this might be one of the most technically ambitious roles you’ll come across.

We’re partnering with our client who are developing a multimodal data warehouse that unifies storage and querying for highly complex domains — including genomics, financial & time series data, weather and much more.

They are looking for a Senior Software engineer to join their team in London on a full-time basis

What You’ll Do

• Architect and implement high-performance data processing systems in Rust
• Leverage Apache Arrow and Parquet for in-memory and on-disk data efficiency
• Integrate and extend systems like DataFusion, ClickHouse, and DuckDB
• Design low-latency pipelines for analytical workloads
• Collaborate with product and platform teams to expose these capabilities via modern APIs
• Contribute to open-source projects and shape the future of their internal engine

You’ll Be a Great Fit If You:

• Have experience with Rust/C/C++ or systems-level
• Have worked with or contributed to analytical databases like ClickHouse, DuckDB, or DataFusion
• Understand memory management, file formats, and query execution pipelines
• Are passionate about open-source and care about software craftsmanship
• Thrive in a startup environment

Want to help reinvent how data is queried, streamed, and embedded? Click Apply now or send your CV to [e-mail]

*This role is based in central London and can offer visa sponsorship