Senior Rust Developer – Proxy Solution

F5 Networks; Randolph (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior Rust Developer to design and develop a high-performance proxy solution. The role involves contributions to system-level software focusing on performance and optimization. Candidates should have extensive experience in Rust and networking. This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and contribute to both open-source and proprietary projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Rust with a strong background in systems programming and asynchronous runtimes.
• Proven expertise in networking protocols, low-level performance optimization, and concurrency.
• Ability to work independently and effectively within cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and implementation of core components of our proxy solution, emphasizing performance.
• Fine-tune low-level networking, memory management, and async processing.
• Integrate capabilities like live reconfiguration and real-time stream processing.

Skills

Rust programming

Networking protocols

Asynchronous runtimes

Systems programming

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Rust Developer to join our team in designing and developing an enterprise-grade, high-performance proxy solution using Rust. This project features a strong open-source dimension complemented by proprietary extensions. You will build advanced systems-level software by applying proxy-related architectures and techniques. This role requires deep expertise in asynchronous runtimes, networking, and system programming.

Responsibilities

• Design & Implementation: Contribute to the design and implementation of core components of our proxy solution, emphasizing performance, concurrency, and efficient system-level programming.

• Optimization: Fine-tune low-level networking, memory management, and async processing to maximize throughput and minimize latency.

• Feature Development: Integrate capabilities like live reconfiguration and real-time stream processing.

• Collaboration: Work closely with teams specializing in networking, hardware acceleration, and systems engineering while actively contributing to open-source projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Rust with a strong background in systems programming and asynchronous runtimes.

• Proven expertise in networking protocols, low-level performance optimization, and concurrency.

• Ability to work independently and effectively within cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with thread-per-core design, live reconfiguration, and stream processing.

• Familiarity with Apache Arrow and DataFusion.

• Background in hardware acceleration techniques (e.g., SIMD, modern CPU architectures).

• Contributions to Rust-based open-source projects.

Why Join Us?

Work on cutting-edge proxy technology that drives high-performance solutions. Join a passionate team dedicated to innovation and technical excellence, and help shape systems that operate at scale while contributing to both our open-source initiatives and proprietary advancements.

Note

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of responsibilities and requirements and is subject to change. F5 communicates with candidates through official channels only.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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