Rust Software Engineer: Production-Grade, Research-to-Ops

Metron Inc.; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Relocation Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement

Annual Salary Reviews

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Metron is seeking a mid-level Rust Developer in Reston, VA to build and optimize production software for simulation, optimization, and decision support in mission-focused environments. You will work in a large Rust codebase, collaborating with researchers and engineers to translate complex algorithms into performant, reliable software and integrate capabilities with backend services and databases.

The role emphasizes production-grade Rust, strong software fundamentals, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, math, physics, or related field.
• 3+ years of industry software development experience.
• Production-grade Rust experience and async code (Tokio).
• Backend services with Axum and Rust performance tuning.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work in a large production codebase in Rust.
• Optimize algorithmic Rust code.
• Support infrastructure and connections with frontend, database, and other services.

Skills

Rust

Backend development

Async programming

Collaboration with researchers

Full-stack familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, applied math, or related field

Tools

Axum

Tokio

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

Job description

Metron is seeking a mid-level Rust Developer in Reston, VA to build and optimize production software for simulation, optimization, and decision support in mission-focused environments. You will work in a large Rust codebase, collaborating with researchers and engineers to translate complex algorithms into performant, reliable software and integrate capabilities with backend services and databases.

The role emphasizes production-grade Rust, strong software fundamentals, and the ability to