Software Engineer (Rust)

microTECH Global LTD; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

microTECH Global LTD in Cambridge is seeking a Software Engineer with deep Rust expertise to join our team. The role focuses on designing and maintaining modular Rust codebases in a possibly embedded or systems-oriented environment.

You will contribute to high-quality, efficient Rust software with attention to safety and performance, working in a fast-paced research and development setting in Cambridge.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Rust with ownership, lifetimes and concurrency.
• Strong knowledge of Rust ecosystem and libraries.
• Excellent English written and spoken communication.

Skills

Rust programming

Ownership model

Lifetimes

Concurrency

Parallelism

Memory management

Procedural macros

English proficiency

Open source contributions

Education

Higher degree levels and academic research experience

Tools

LLVM

Bazel

Nix

uv

Job description

We are looking for a Software Engineer to become part of a team in Cambridge;

Requirements:

• - Highly proficient in Rust programming; deep understanding of fundamental concepts such as the ownership model, lifetimes, concurrency, parallelism, memory management and procedural macros.
• - Solid knowledge of the Rust ecosystem, including tools and libraries.
• - A high standard of written and spoken English.

PReferred or highly valued:

• - Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining large-scale or modular Rust codebases.
• - Expert understanding of unsafe Rust, FFI, and low-level systems programming.
• - Strong proficiency in C; familiarity with C++ and Python are a plus.
• - Solid understanding of compiler internals; experience with LLVM is a plus.
• - Experience with build systems and reproducible tooling (e.g. Bazel, Nix, uv).
• - Experience developing for embedded or resource-constrained environments, including real-time systems.
• - Familiarity with CI/CD for embedded or systems software.
• - Strong knowledge of computer architecture; some experience with assembly languages (x86, RISC-V); familiarity with hardware design is a plus.
• - Good knowledge of Linux.
• - Experience contributing to open source projects.
• - Higher degree levels and academic research experience are highly valued.