Staff Rust Engineer - Secure, Distributed Systems

Fortanix; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Volunteer Time Off

Internet stipend

Competitive salary and equity

Job summary

Fortanix is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Santa Clara, CA to design, build, and own core platform services powering confidential computing at scale. You will shape architecture, lead critical design decisions, and build secure, reliable microservices across hybrid cloud environments.

This high-impact, hands-on leadership role involves mentoring engineers, driving security-focused development, and collaborating across engineering, product, and infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with backend and distributed systems
• Experience designing and building microservices from scratch
• Ownership of end-to-end services (design, development, deployment, scaling, operations)
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems concepts (scalability, reliability, data consistency)
• Proficiency in Rust (also open to C/C++, Go or similar) and experience with service architecture
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments, cloud platforms, Linux, and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with data storage systems (SQL/NoSQL, distributed storage, caching)
• Interest in confidential computing / trusted execution environments and security infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Design and build distributed microservices powering Fortanix’s platform across hybrid/multi-cloud
• Own system architecture end-to-end from design to production reliability
• Drive technical direction to fit the broader platform architecture
• Lead system design and API discussions for cross-service interactions
• Build with a security-first mindset and ensure auditable, secure services
• Write production-grade code (Rust/C/C++ or similar) and participate in code reviews
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with teams to deliver cross-functional systems
• Contribute to core components like Runtime Encryption technology

Skills

Backend & Distributed

Rust

C/C++/Go

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Linux

APIs & Design

Security mindset

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

CI/CD

Job description

Fortanix is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Santa Clara, CA to design, build, and own core platform services powering confidential computing at scale. You will shape architecture, lead critical design decisions, and build secure, reliable microservices across hybrid cloud environments.

This high-impact, hands-on leadership role involves mentoring engineers, driving security-focused development, and collaborating across engineering, product, and infrastructure teams.