Senior Software Engineer, Runtime Interpreter (Scheme / Rust)

Kong Inc.; Milano; Remoto; EUR 55.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading developer of cloud API technologies is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work on Rust-based interpreters for Scheme. This fully remote position is open to candidates in Italy and other European countries, requiring strong programming knowledge and experience in low-level systems. Join a world-class team to enhance the API platform.

Competenze

• 5+ years of programming experience with expertise in Rust.
• Experience designing Scheme-based dialects and their interpreters.
• Solid hands-on technical expertise in Linux systems.

Mansioni

• Architecture and implementation of a Rust-based interpreter.
• Developing tooling for improved developer experience.
• Troubleshooting bugs and performance tuning.

Conoscenze

Rust

Scheme

Low-level Linux systems troubleshooting

Documentation writing

Remote teamwork

Descrizione del lavoro

Senior Software Engineer, Runtime Interpreter (Scheme / Rust)

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About The Role

Kong is an Open-Core project. Its foundation is the Open-source API Gateway. On top of that there is an Enterprise Gateway, which extends and improves it. The Enterprise Gateway is the central piece of the Kong ecosystem, which includes other pieces of software and infrastructure that add even more value.

We are working on a series of exciting projects to further improve the core of the best API Platform for platform builders, and we are looking for a strong Software Engineer who is passionate about Scheme, Rust, and implementing interpreters and compilers.

The job is fully remote for people in Europe. Kong can currently hire in Ireland, Italy, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, France, or the United Kingdom.

What You'll Be Doing

• Architecture, design, and implement a Rust-based interpreter for a Scheme-based Domain Specific Language.
• Develop tooling to improve the developer experience (playgrounds, documentation, LLM code generation).
• Bugs troubleshooting, performance tuning, and low-level optimizations for the interpreter.
• Work with a world-class engineering team distributed around the world.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of programming experience, with demonstrable expertise in Rust.
• Experience designing Scheme-based dialects and implementing their interpreters, preferably in Rust.
• Solid hands-on low-level technical expertise in Linux systems troubleshooting and profiling.
• Comfortable working with a remotely distributed team.
• Strong sense of ownership and excellent verbal and written communication skills; engineers at Kong write their own documentation.

About Kong

Kong Inc., a leading developer of cloud API technologies, is on a mission to enable companies around the world to become “API-first” and securely accelerate AI adoption. Kong helps organizations globally — from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises — unleash developer productivity, build securely, and accelerate time to market. For more information about Kong, please visit our website or follow us on X @thekonginc.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Software Development

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