SOFTWARE ENGINEER, BACKEND

Oureon Technologies, Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Competitive salary with bonuses

Stock options

401(k) plan

Life and disability insurance

Free daily lunch and snacks

Job summary

Oureon Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Backend Engineer to join our deep tech team and scale backend systems for real-time geospatial telemetry processing.

You will design, build, and maintain high-performance Rust services powering our cloud infrastructure with a focus on reliability and throughput. Collaborate with data and platform engineers, implement event-driven architectures using Redis and NATS JetStream, optimize PostgreSQL workloads, and contribute to architecture reviews and

Qualifications

• Production Rust experience in backend services.
• Distributed systems, streaming architectures, and concurrency knowledge.
• Redis and NATS JetStream (or Kafka) experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend services in Rust.
• Develop distributed systems and event-driven architectures using Redis and NATS JetStream.
• Architect and optimize PostgreSQL databases for high throughput and low latency.
• Implement WebSocket-based cloud messaging for real-time updates.
• Design APIs, SDKs, and data ingestion pipelines for geospatial and telemetry data.
• Collaborate on partner integrations and ensure interoperability with external systems.
• Lead scalability, fault tolerance, and observability initiatives.
• Collaborate with data and platform engineers to evolve system architecture.
• Write clean, well-tested code with clear documentation.
• Participate in architectural reviews and performance profiling.

Skills

Rust

Distributed systems

PostgreSQL

WebSocket

APIs

Tools

Redis

NATS JetStream

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We\'re looking for a highly skilled Backend Engineer to join our deep tech team. You\'ll play a critical role in designing, building, and scaling our backend systems that power real-time geospatial telemetry processing and autonomy. Your work will directly impact system performance, reliability, and scalability across our cloud infrastructure.

What You\'ll Be Doing

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend services in Rust


• Develop distributed systems and event-driven architectures using NATS JetStream and Redis


• Architect and optimize PostgreSQL databases for high throughput and low latency


• Implement WebSocket-based cloud messaging for real-time client updates


• Design APIs, SDKs, and data ingestion pipelines for geospatial and telemetry data


• Collaborate on partner and customer integrations, ensuring seamless interoperability with external systems


• Lead efforts around system scalability, fault tolerance, and observability


• Collaborate cross-functionally with data and platform engineers to evolve the system architecture


• Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code with clear documentation


• Participate in architectural reviews and performance profiling to ensure system robustness

Technical Requirements

Required

• Strong proficiency in Rust, with production-level experience


• Solid understanding of distributed systems, streaming architectures, and concurrency


• Hands-on experience with Redis and NATS JetStream (or similar message brokers like Kafka)


• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL schema design, indexing, and query optimization


• Experience implementing WebSocket or similar bi-directional communication systems


• Deep understanding of software architecture, system design, and scalability patterns


• Familiarity with containerization and cloud deployment (Docker, Kubernetes, or similar)

Preferred

• Experience in real-time data processing or geospatial telemetry systems


• Familiarity with distributed tracing, metrics, and observability frameworks


• Background in performance tuning and low-latency service design


• Understanding of security best practices and authentication/authorization patterns

Our Stack

Language

Rust

Data Layer

Streaming/Messaging

NATS JetStream

Infrastructure

WebSocket-based messaging, containerized microservices

Cloud

What We\'re Looking For

We\'re after an engineer who thrives in ambiguity and moves fast — someone who doesn\'t wait for specs but architects, optimizes, and builds systems that scale under real-world load.

• Think in terms of systems, not features


• Can take an undefined problem and architect a robust, scalable solution


• Are motivated by performance, reliability, and clean design


• Thrive in a high-autonomy, high-impact startup environment


• Want to help define the technical backbone of a next-generation autonomy platform

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance: 100% of premiums covered for employees, 80% for dependents


• Compensation: Competitive salary with performance-based bonuses


• Equity: Stock options offering real ownership in what you\'re building


• Retirement: 401(k) plan


• Insurance: Life, short-term, and long-term disability coverage


• Perks: Free daily lunch and dinner, with snacks and drinks stocked in the office