Rust Jobs for Rustaceans

About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will take ownership of core system components that power the backend infrastructure of our AI platform.

You will design and build high-performance, reliable services in Rust, and work closely with infrastructure, product, and research teams to bring scalable AI solutions into production.

This role is ideal for a senior engineer who combines deep systems knowledge with ownership, product awareness, and a pragmatic, hands-on approach to problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement high-performance, concurrent systems in Rust.
• Own core components of our backend infrastructure and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate your work into production systems.
• Write robust, well-tested code and participate in code reviews.
• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and reliability issues.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal knowledge sharing.

Requirements:

• Strong experience in Rust or in one or more other systems or strongly typed programming language. For example: Typescript, Go, Kotlin, Scala, C++, Zig.
• Experience writing integration and unit tests.
• A secure coding mindset and knowledge of common sources of vulnerabilities.
• Experience with Test-Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.
• Strong ability to explain and understand abstract technical concepts.
• Familiar with software development in a distributed architecture.
• Comfortable with agile development, pair programming and code review.

What you can expect from us:

• Be part of an AI revolution!
• 30 days of paid vacation
• Access to a variety of fitness & wellness offerings via Wellhub
• Mental health support through nilo.health
• Substantially subsidized company pension plan for your future security
• Subsidized Germany-wide transportation ticket
• Budget for additional technical equipment
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model for better work-life balance
• Virtual Stock Option Plan