Senior Rust Backend Engineer – Remote

dragos; United States; Remote; USD 191,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits Plan

Equity Package

Job summary

Dragos is seeking senior backend engineers to design and implement robust, high-performance systems in Rust for critical infrastructure cybersecurity. You will optimize architectures, participate in the full development lifecycle, and stay ahead of Rust, security, and software design trends while mentoring peers.

The role offers a remote-first setup across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC. We value strong communication for remote collaboration and the ability to influence

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend system development at scale.
• 5+ years with PostgreSQL.
• 5+ years with Elasticsearch.
• 5+ years in a microservices architecture.
• Rust proficiency or ability to learn quickly.
• Experience integrating with third-party devices and data providers.
• Experience incorporating AI tools into development workflows.
• Proven mentoring of senior engineers.
• Ability to lead architectural decisions across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust, testable, high-performance systems and tools in Rust.
• Optimize existing software architectures to enhance speed and efficiency.
• Actively participate in all phases of the development lifecycle, including debugging and optimization, ensuring and elevating software quality.
• Stay informed about the latest advancements in Rust programming, security, and software design principles, helping to foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Give and receive peer feedback on a normal cadence as part of our review cycle

Skills

Rust programming

Backend systems

Architectural decisions

Mentoring

Team leadership

Tools

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Dragos is seeking senior backend engineers to design and implement robust, high-performance systems in Rust for critical infrastructure cybersecurity. You will optimize architectures, participate in the full development lifecycle, and stay ahead of Rust, security, and software design trends while mentoring peers.

The role offers a remote-first setup across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC. We value strong communication for remote collaboration and the ability to influence