Rust Software Engineer - Rust / C++ (m/f/d)

Quantum-Systems GmbH; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme: We support you

Flexible working hours: With trust‑dr​

Mobile Work: Remote one flexible day a

Stay active: EGYM Wellpass fitness

Bike-Leasing: Environmentally mobile

Corporate Benefits: Discounts from top

Employee events

Lunch-Card: Daily lunch budget

Company Shuttle: Munich location

Job summary

Quantum Systems is a leading European deep-tech company developing unmanned systems across air, land and maritime domains. We build and scale integrated hardware, software and AI-powered solutions for mission-critical operations.

We are seeking software engineers who can design and implement robust systems, from low-level embedded code to scalable cloud services, while collaborating with robotics and hardware teams to move software from simulation to real vehicles.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Rust and/or C++ production code.
• Strong foundation in systems programming: concurrency, memory and resource management.
• Experience with Linux as development/target environment.
• Familiarity with distributed, real-time or performance-critical systems.
• Experience with testing, from unit tests to hardware-in-the-loop or simulation.
• Clear communication and ability to work independently in a fast-moving, interdisciplinary environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-grade software in Rust and C++ for autonomous platforms and the systems around them.
• Design performant, fault-tolerant components for embedded Linux, edge hardware, and the cloud.
• Develop communication layers, data pipelines and real-time processing for sensor-driven distributed systems.
• Collaborate with hardware and robotics engineers to deploy software from simulation to real vehicles.
• Use AI agents in daily engineering workflows and ensure outputs meet quality and safety standards.
• Own code end-to-end: design, review, testing, deployment and troubleshooting in the field.
• Shape architecture decisions and raise engineering standards in a growing team.

Skills

Rust

C++

Systems programming

Concurrency

Memory management

Networking

Performance tuning

Linux

Real-time systems

Distributed systems

AI agents

Architectural design

Code review

Testing in hardware-in-the-loop

Job description

Quantum Systems develops autonomous, multi-domain systems that operate in the air, on the ground and on the water. Behind every platform is software that has to work reliably in the real world, with limited resources, unreliable connectivity and no second chances.

We are looking for software engineers who like to build exactly that kind of software in Rust and C++. You will join our engineering organization and work on production code that runs on real vehicles and sensors, across a broad range of challenges from low-level systems to scalable services.

We are looking for engineers who quickly understand a complex system and its domain, and who use that understanding to get leverage: designing the architecture, setting the guardrails and guiding several AI agents at once to build, test and iterate faster, while taking full responsibility for the result.

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Build and maintain production-grade software in Rust and C++ for autonomous platforms and the systems around them.
• Design performant, fault-tolerant components that run on embedded Linux, edge hardware and in the cloud.
• Develop communication layers, data pipelines and real-time processing for sensor-driven, distributed systems.
• Work with hardware and robotics engineers to get software from simulation and test benches onto real vehicles.
• Use AI agents as part of your daily engineering workflow: break down problems, run several agents in parallel, review their output critically and make sure it meets our quality and safety standards.
• Own your code end to end: design, review, testing, deployment and troubleshooting of systems in the field.
• Shape architecture decisions and help raise engineering standards in a growing team.

What you bring to the team:

• Several years of professional experience (ideally 4+) building software in Rust and/or C++, including production code.
• A strong foundation in systems programming: concurrency, memory and resource management, networking and performance tuning.
• The ability to understand a complex system and its domain quickly, and to translate that understanding into clear architecture and well-scoped tasks.
• Hands-on experience working with AI coding agents, or the curiosity and drive to build that skill fast, including the judgment to verify and correct what they produce.
• Day-to-day experience with Linux as a development and target environment.
• Experience with distributed, real-time or performance-critical systems.
• A solid testing mindset, from unit tests to hardware-in-the-loop or simulation.
• Clear communication and the ability to work independently in a fast-moving, interdisciplinary environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with robotics, autonomy or sensor integration.
• Experience setting up agent-based workflows, such as parallel agents, automated test and review loops or custom tooling around coding agents.
• Embedded or real-time experience (RTOS, bare metal, firmware).
• Familiarity with ROS 2 or simulation frameworks.
• Knowledge of communication protocols and low-latency data transport.
• Experience with containers, CI/CD and cloud infrastructure.

Our benefits:

• Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.
• Flexible working hours: With trust-based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work-life balance.
• Mobile Work: If things get a little busy in the office, you have the option to work remotely one flexible day per week to create the right balance.
• Stay active: With EGYM Wellpass, you get access to thousands of fitness and sports facilities — and of course, we subsidize the membership.
• Bike-Leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.
• Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well-known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.
• Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but also celebrate our successes together.
• Lunch-Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.
• Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Laim in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.

About us:

Quantum Systems is a leading European deep-tech company for unmanned systems across air, land and maritime domains. We develop and scale integrated hardware, software and AI-powered solutions for mission-critical operations. By combining autonomous platforms with intelligent software and AI, Quantum Systems enables customers to operate, understand and act across domains.

Our commitment:

We are an open-minded company that not only values diversity, but actively promotes it. Regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or disability, we firmly believe that the diversity of our employees is an essential part of our success.

At our company, every voice is heard and every perspective is valued. We believe that our differences enrich us and help us to find creative solutions and generate innovative ideas. We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment where all employees can reach their full potential.