Rust Engineer: SECRET Clearance, High-Performance

Henpen Corporation; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Henpen Corporation is seeking a mid-level Rust Software Engineer to develop and optimize high-performance software for simulation, optimization, and decision support in mission-focused environments. You will join a large Rust codebase alongside researchers and engineers, turning complex algorithms into reliable software.

The role covers backend services, databases, frontend applications, and supporting infrastructure, ideal for engineers who enjoy solving difficult technical problems and

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related technical field.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong experience developing production-grade, performance-sensitive software in Rust.
• Experience developing backend services with Axum or similar frameworks.
• Experience with asynchronous programming, preferably using Tokio.
• Strong fundamentals and problem solving skills.
• Experience with web application development.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• ACTIVE SECRET Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production software in a large Rust codebase.
• Design and optimize performance-sensitive algorithms and computational workloads.
• Build backend services using Axum and Tokio.
• Integrate software with databases, frontend applications, APIs, and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and end users to translate complex technical concepts into practical software.
• Help evolve research-driven capabilities into scalable, maintainable production systems.

Job description

Henpen Corporation is seeking a mid-level Rust Software Engineer to develop and optimize high-performance software for simulation, optimization, and decision support in mission-focused environments. You will join a large Rust codebase alongside researchers and engineers, turning complex algorithms into reliable software.

The role covers backend services, databases, frontend applications, and supporting infrastructure, ideal for engineers who enjoy solving difficult technical problems and