Rust Backend Engineer — Distributed Graph Engine

Onhires

United States

Hybrid

USD 104,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Onhires is seeking a Rust Engineer to join a small engineering team building a bespoke distributed graph execution engine in Rust, focused on reliable, scalable workloads. The role centers on designing graph executors and infrastructure for ETL workflows, with opportunities to influence architecture from first principles.

Ideal candidates have deep experience in backend systems, distributed architectures, and DevOps.

Qualifications

7+ years of backend development experience.
3+ years of professional Rust experience.
Strong knowledge of distributed systems and fault‑tolerant software architecture.
Familiarity with graph theory, type theory, parsers and compilers, and CS fundamentals.

Responsibilities

Research, design, and build on the client’s bespoke distributed graph execution engine, written in Rust.
Design and implement graph executor node implementations to power third‑party integrations with partner and supplier systems.
Build and maintain infrastructure for the distributed execution engine — deployment pipelines, observability, and site reliability.
Design and implement coordination and fault‑tolerance mechanisms from scratch (not by wrapping existing message queues) — handling partial failures, node coordination, and recovery within the engine itself.
Develop and maintain logistics and ETL workflows within this ecosystem, tied directly to the core business.