Software Developer - Rust

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Full Time Professional Aberdeen, MD, US

7 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Tech(x) is an energized company with experienced, specialized and progressive thought leaders progressing talented professionals in areas of technology, security, logistics, project management, talent management and procurement. We are building our DoD and technology footprint by allowing hybrid and remote work locations, as well as flexible schedules. As a solution-based company, we foster a creative environment that welcomes new perspectives from all of our team members.

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance back-end services and APIs using Rust and frameworks such as Actix, Rocket, or equivalent.
• Architect and implement secure, scalable microservices and distributed systems.
• Develop blockchain and cryptographic software components, including smart-contract-adjacent services, transaction processing modules, and cryptographic utilities.
• Implement memory-safe, concurrent, and performant solutions leveraging Rust ownership, borrowing, and lifetime principles.
• Optimize performance-critical code paths through profiling, benchmarking, and low-level optimization.
• Integrate with databases, message queues, and external services using RESTful and/or gRPC interfaces.
• Participate in full software development lifecycle (SDLC) activities, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and sustainment.
• Develop automated unit, integration, and system tests.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to establishing coding standards and best practices.
• Contribute to open-source projects or internal reusable libraries, as applicable.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in testbed environments and development laboratories.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex technical issues across development and deployment environments.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and containerized deployments.
• Produce technical documentation, design artifacts, and implementation guides.
• Ensure software solutions comply with security, compliance, and government standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Demonstrated experience with object-oriented and systems-level software development.
• Proficiency in the Rust programming language and ability to build reliable, efficient, and safe applications.
• Strong understanding of memory safety concepts without garbage collection.
• Experience with Java, C/C++, and Python.
• Experience supporting large-scale government or enterprise software infrastructures.
• Familiarity with Linux-based development environments.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 tools including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in team-oriented, collaborative environments.

• A current DoD secret or higher, clearance.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5-10 years of experience.

• Monday-Friday. Schedule flexing is available with the PM’s and customer approval.

• None

Tech(x) is a customer centric team, both external and internal customers. This team supports each other to be successful on the job and in meeting the mission.