Rust Backend Engineer for High-Performance Simulation

The Ed Wallach Search Group; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ed Wallach Search Group is seeking a software engineer to develop and optimize high‑performance production software in a large Rust codebase, supporting simulation and decision‑support. You will collaborate with researchers to translate complex algorithms into scalable backend services and infrastructure.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree in a technical field, 3+ years of experience, and mastery of Rust with Axum and Tokio. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Rust with Axum and Tokio; U.S. citizen with active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize high-performance production software in a large Rust codebase for simulation and decision support.
• Collaborate with researchers to translate complex algorithms into scalable, operational backend services and infrastructure.

Skills

Rust

Axum

Tokio

Asynchronous Programming

Backend Development

Algorithm Optimization

Database Integration

Web Application Development

Parallel Computing

Concurrent Software

GPU Programming

Simulation

Scientific Computing

Java

Python

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

The Ed Wallach Search Group is seeking a software engineer to develop and optimize high‑performance production software in a large Rust codebase, supporting simulation and decision‑support. You will collaborate with researchers to translate complex algorithms into scalable backend services and infrastructure.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree in a technical field, 3+ years of experience, and mastery of Rust with Axum and Tokio. U.S.