Senior Rust Engineer – Build the Future of Cloud-Native Infrastructure

UMATR; United States; On-site; USD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary up to $220,000

Strong equity upside

Collaborative environment

Job summary

A next-generation cloud platform startup is seeking a Senior Rust Engineer to build and scale their core distributed backend. This role involves designing serverless systems and collaborating with a dedicated team of engineers in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of backend experience and strong Rust expertise. The position offers a competitive salary up to $220,000 with a strong equity component.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience with strong expertise in Rust.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Proven ability to build performant, scalable systems from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the core distributed backend for log indexing and search.
• Design resilient, serverless systems for processing large datasets.
• Collaborate with engineers to ship reliable Rust code efficiently.

Skills

Backend development experience

Expertise in Rust

Understanding of distributed systems

Knowledge of cloud infrastructure

Experience in data processing

Job description

Senior Rust Engineer – Build the Future of Cloud-Native Infrastructure

Base pay range

$200,000.00/yr - $220,000.00/yr

Technology Stack

Tech Stack: Rust, distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, serverless computing

What You’ll Do

• Build and scale the core distributed backend powering high-performance log indexing and search at petabyte scale
• Design resilient, serverless systems that process and query massive datasets in seconds
• Architect secure, cost-efficient cloud infrastructure for long-term data retention and access
• Collaborate with a small team of engineers to ship reliable, production-grade Rust code at speed

Who They Are

A fast-growing startup building a next-generation cloud-native log platform. The team is deeply technical and pragmatic, focused on solving complex distributed systems problems with elegant Rust-based solutions. Every engineer has a huge impact - you’ll work closely with founders and help shape both the product and the technology that supports it.

What’s In It For You

• Join an early engineering team where your decisions directly shape the product and architecture
• Work entirely in Rust, solving large-scale distributed systems challenges
• Collaborative, low-process environment focused on quality and speed
• Competitive salary of up to $220,000, with strong equity upside
• A chance to work alongside passionate engineers who value craftsmanship and simplicity over bureaucracy

Who You Are

• 5+ years of backend development experience with strong expertise in Rust
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and large-scale data processing
• Proven ability to build performant, scalable systems from the ground up
• Comfortable working in a high-ownership, fast-moving startup environment

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT System Custom Software Development and Software Development