Remote Principal Rust Engineer for AI Platform & Scale

Mixpeek; United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Legion is seeking a Principal Rust Engineer to architect and maintain core infrastructure for our AI platform, with a focus on high-performance Rust code, production support, and scalable systems.

You will work on building foundational components, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and partner with ML engineers to enable enterprise-grade AI workflows. This remote USA role requires US citizenship or greencard and domicile in the US.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship or Greencard is required due to US Government contract requirements.
• 15+ years of software and platform engineering experience, with a strong track record of designing and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience building platform infrastructure and backend systems that serve multiple products and engineering teams.
• Experience in Rust, with expertise in designing and developing high-performance systems.
• Demonstrated expertise in database architecture and scalable data systems, including distributed databases, storage and indexing systems, data modeling and schema design, high-throughput and low-latency data access patterns.
• Experience designing systems that support AI and machine learning workloads
• Familiarity in workflow engines, execution runtimes, and AI orchestration frameworks
• Growth mindset and low ego - you’re eager to pick up new tools and technologies, learn from others, and be open to changing course when it’s right.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop foundational components and frameworks that serve as the building blocks for our Agentic AI platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their needs and requirements, and create platform solutions that empower developers to build innovative applications on top of it.
• Cultivate a growth mindset, constantly studying and staying current with design patterns, techniques, and technologies that attract developers to platforms and frameworks.
• Work closely with machine learning engineers to build the infrastructure that supports ML workflows, ensuring seamless and efficient execution within enterprises.
• Provide production support and troubleshooting expertise to ensure the platform's smooth operation and address any performance or scalability challenges.

Skills

Rust

Kubernetes

Docker

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Legion is seeking a Principal Rust Engineer to architect and maintain core infrastructure for our AI platform, with a focus on high-performance Rust code, production support, and scalable systems.

You will work on building foundational components, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and partner with ML engineers to enable enterprise-grade AI workflows. This remote USA role requires US citizenship or greencard and domicile in the US.