Rust Engineer

swarms.xyz; Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Swarms in Palo Alto, CA is seeking a Rust Engineer to develop high-performance, memory-safe infrastructure for its multi-agent platform. You will design core components and collaborate with research teams to ship production-ready code.

Applicants should demonstrate expert Rust skills, systems programming experience, and a documented history of contributing to open source, including PRs on Swarms GitHub.

Qualifications

• Expert-level Rust skills with production experience.
• Experience in systems programming and performance optimization.
• Strong memory management, concurrency, and distributed systems.
• Proven track record shipping high-performance production code.
• 3 PRs or 3 new issues on the swarms GitHub before applying.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core infrastructure components in Rust.
• Build high-performance agent communication and coordination systems.
• Optimize existing systems for maximum performance and reliability.
• Develop tooling and frameworks for deployment and monitoring.
• Collaborate with research teams to implement efficient production systems.

Skills

Rust

Systems programming

Performance optimization

Memory management

Concurrency

Distributed systems

Open source contributions

Tools

GitHub

Job description

As a Rust Engineer at Swarms, you will develop high-performance, memory-safe infrastructure for agent communication and coordination systems. You will build the foundational systems that power our multi-agent platform. Note: all developer roles require 3 PRs or 3 new issues on the swarms GitHub before applying.

Responsibilities

What you\'ll do

• Design and implement core infrastructure components in Rust
• Build high-performance agent communication and coordination systems
• Optimize existing systems for maximum performance and reliability
• Develop tooling and frameworks for agent deployment and monitoring
• Collaborate with research teams to implement efficient production systems

Requirements

You may be a fit if

• You have expert-level Rust skills and production experience
• You have experience with systems programming and performance optimization
• You understand memory management, concurrency, and distributed systems
• You are passionate about building robust, scalable infrastructure
• You have a track record of shipping high-performance production code
• You have contributed 3 PRs or opened 3 new issues on the swarms GitHub (github.com/kyegomez/swarms)

Developer Positions

Who we\'re looking for

Every developer role at Swarms starts with your open source work. Before you apply, we look for:

• 3 PRs or 3 new issues on the swarms GitHub
• Over 1,000 open source commits on open source projects