Senior Rust Developer – Proxy Solution

F5 Networks, Inc.; San Jose (CA); In loco; USD 140.000 - 210.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

F5 Networks, Inc. seeks a Senior Rust Developer to design and build an enterprise-grade, high-performance proxy solution using Rust.

You will work on asynchronous runtimes, networking, and systems programming with a strong open-source dimension and proprietary extensions. The role emphasizes performance, live reconfiguration, and real-time processing within cross-functional teams, including networking and hardware acceleration experts.

Competenze

• 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.

Mansioni

• 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.

Conoscenze

Rust

Systems programming

Asynchronous runtimes

Networking

Concurrency

Descrizione del lavoro

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

Remote or Onsite | Full-Time

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.

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

Equal Employment Opportunity It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting [e-mail].

Hybrid

Employees within 30 commutable miles of an F5 office are required to work from the office a minimum of 30 business days per quarter.

Remote

Primarily work from designated home location but can come into an F5 office to work or travel to an offsite location as needed.

Together, we're building a better digital world.

Founded in 1996, F5 is a global leader in application delivery and security. Our premier platform helps customers secure and deliver every app, API, and piece of infrastructure across all environments. Backed by over three decades of expertise and 553 patents, our solutions protect against threats while ensuring fast, reliable digital experiences. With over 6,400 employees, we serve more than 23,000 customers in over 170 countries.

To continue this work, we need people like you - the best minds in the industry. We're committed to a unique, human-first culture that encourages authenticity, prioritizes diversity and inclusion, and fosters the growth and success of our employees.