Rust Jobs for Rustaceans

About the Role
Chemelex is a global leader in electric thermal and sensing solutions, protecting the world’s critical processes, places and people. With over 50 years of innovation and a commitment to excellence, we develop solutions that ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency in diverse environments – from industrial plants and data centers to people’s homes. We deliver future-ready technologies, advanced engineering capabilities and local expertise backed by global standards. Our offering includes a leading portfolio from our trusted brands: Raychem, Tracer, Nuheat and Pyrotenax.

We are seeking a talented and experienced software developer with six or more years of professional programming experience and an interest in transitioning into Rust development. While direct Rust experience is not required, we are seeking someone with a background in systems programming, secure software development, and a desire to build high-performance, reliable, and secure software.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research, design, and develop software systems with a focus on performance, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship a new software product tightly integrated into a cohesive product ecosystem.
• Participate in code reviews, provide feedback, and maintain high coding standards.
• Remain current with software development advancements and best practices.
• Write and maintain technical documentation.

**Required Qualifications: **

• A Computing Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent degree.
• Ideally 6+ years of experience in software development, with demonstrated proficiency in one or more languages such as Rust, C, C++, Go, Erlang, or Python.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, secure software development, systems programming concepts, including memory management, performance optimization, network communication, synchronous programming, and concurrency.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems, including Linux software development, security, and system components.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently on dedicated tasks, as well as on small and medium-sized teams.
• Familiarity with development tools such as Git and GitLab.
• Familiarity with DevOps principles and practices, including CI/CD.

**Preferred Qualifications: **

• Exposure to Rust development with a willingness to learn and grow in the language is an asset.
• Strong understanding of security and reliability engineering concepts is an asset.
• Experience working with IoT, distributed systems, networking, or embedded systems is an asset.
• Experience working with Modbus, Canbus, or similar protocols is an asset.
• Experience working with Ubuntu, Ubuntu core, and Ubuntu snaps is an asset.

At Chemelex:
We protect places of progress through electric excellence.

Pioneering plants, sprawling data centers, busy transport hubs, and your own home. These are the places that bring progress to the world, and the places that we protect with time-tested technologies, advanced engineering, and a suite of services. Because here, excellence is everything.

Our Dimensions of Excellence reflect the core values of Chemelex. Together, they inspire our decisions and guide our actions – defining excellence in our work for colleagues, customers and communities.

• Experts with empathy
• Explorer mindset
• Example for others
• Exceptional impact

​We are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.