Product Engineer (Rust)

Termius; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Takapuna office

Career growth

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Termius is redefining how engineers interact with remote systems. We’re seeking a product-minded Rust Engineer to join our Takapuna team and help shape a brand-new core layer used across desktop, mobile, and backend.

You will collaborate with frontend, mobile, and backend engineers to implement CRDT-driven distributed components, improve performance, and raise the engineering bar. This role offers a full-time on-site position, growth opportunities, and a creative, collaborative culture that

Qualifications

• Proven experience shipping Rust in production.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and CRDTs.
• Ability to work across frontend, mobile, and backend teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a shared core layer used across desktop, mobile, and backend.
• Contribute to architecture decisions around CRDT and distributed systems.
• Collaborate with frontend, mobile, and backend engineers to integrate Rust components.
• Improve performance, reliability, and maintainability of the system.

Skills

Rust programming

Distributed systems

Software architecture

Tools

CRDTs

Job description

Termius is redefining how engineers interact with remote systems. Millions of engineers and thousands of companies rely on Termius worldwide.

While AI has transformed modern IDEs, terminals remain largely unchanged since the 1970s. As a leading cross-platform SSH client, our mission is to boost productivity and foster collaboration by rebuilding the Terminal for the modern era.

We’re looking for a product-minded Rust Engineer to join and strengthen our team. This is a great opportunity to be part of an important new technical direction for the company and work with Rust and tackle complex systems.

What You Will DO

• Design and implement a shared core layer used across desktop, mobile, and backend
• Contribute to architecture decisions around CRDT and distributed systems
• Collaborate closely with frontend, mobile, and backend engineers to integrate Rust components
• Improve performance, reliability, and maintainability of the system

Why Join Termius

• You will play a key role in designing the architecture of a brand-new product from its earliest stages
• You will bring your Rust expertise to the team, helping establish best practices and raising the engineering bar
• You will help define how logic is shared across platforms: a fundamental shift in how we build software
• Your expertise will influence the entire engineering team. You’ll act as a multiplier, not just an executor
• We value transparency, ownership, and fast decision-making
• We build for engineers and aim to make complex things simple and elegant

What We Offer

• A full-time position in our modern Takapuna-based office
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• A creative and collaborative work environment