Rust / Go Developer (Scanner Platform)

Scan Ninja Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Scan Ninja Inc. is looking for an experienced backend engineer to work on their core scanner platform. Located in Houston, Texas, the position demands strong Rust skills and experience in building backend systems in Go. Responsibilities include designing telemetry pipelines, implementing secure update frameworks, and ensuring the reliability and performance of the systems. Candidates should have a solid understanding of distributed systems patterns and hands-on experience with production cloud constraints. Join a high-priority role that emphasizes secure software delivery.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend or systems engineering experience with strong Rust skills.
• Hands-on experience with async runtime behavior and performance tuning.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architecture.

Responsibilities

• Build scanner runtime services in Rust and Go with strong performance.
• Design resilient ingestion and correlation pipelines for telemetry.
• Implement secure update workflows and verify package integrity.

Skills

Rust experience

Go programming

Distributed systems knowledge

Networking fundamentals

Secure software update frameworks

Job description

This is a high-priority role focused on core scanner platform components where performance, correctness, and secure software delivery matter. You will work on systems that handle distributed workloads, secure communications, and reliable update flows under real production constraints.

Responsibilities

• Build scanner runtime services in Rust and Go with strong performance and reliability characteristics
• Design resilient ingestion and correlation pipelines for scanner telemetry
• Implement secure update workflows and verify package integrity end to end
• Harden service-to-service communication using mTLS and gRPC
• Design robust retry, backoff, and throttling strategies for AWS and Azure integrations

Requirements

• Strong Rust experience beyond basic application development, including async systems and performance-oriented engineering
• Experience building backend systems in Go for production environments
• A solid understanding of distributed systems patterns such as CQRS and event sourcing
• Experience designing reliable event processing systems and understanding the tradeoffs around exactly-once delivery
• Deep networking knowledge, including mTLS, gRPC, NAT traversal, and HTTP/2
• Experience implementing secure software update frameworks such as TUF or Omaha
• Hands‑on experience handling production cloud constraints such as throttling and rate limits in AWS or Azure

Must Have

• 3+ years of backend or systems engineering experience with strong Rust skills and production Go experience
• Hands‑on experience with async runtime behavior, performance tuning, and concurrency tradeoffs
• A deep understanding of distributed systems and practical tradeoffs in event‑driven architecture
• Proven experience implementing secure update systems such as TUF or Omaha
• Strong networking fundamentals across modern service‑to‑service communication patterns

Nice to Have

• Experience with no_std Rust or constrained runtime environments
• Background building scanner, endpoint, or security platform products
• Experience designing highly reliable event pipelines with clear delivery guarantees