Lead Software Engineer — Backend​/Distributed Systems; Rust

Position: Lead Software Engineer — Backend / Distributed Systems (Rust)
We are seeking a Lead Backend/Distributed Systems Engineer to build and operate high-performance, scalable services that integrate with distributed storage systems. You will lead design and implementation work, improve reliability through troubleshooting and on-call support, and collaborate across global time zones—apply now.

Responsibilities Design scalable, high-availability backend services that interact with distributed storage systems

Build high-performance Rust components and core service functionality

Lead system design for distributed storage features including consistency, sharding, replication, and fault tolerance

Implement RPC-based service interfaces using gRPC or Apache Thrift Develop concurrent and asynchronous execution models for reliability and throughput

Troubleshoot production issues, debug complex failures, and drive root-cause resolution

Provide on-call support and improve operational readiness through runbooks and diagnostics

Coordinate with global teams and support occasional early morning or late evening overlap meetings

Integrate cloud-native capabilities such as service discovery, service mesh, and IPv6 where required

Requirements5+ years of backend software engineering experience with Rust Strong leadership skills to guide technical decisions and mentor engineers

Proven project experience designing or operating distributed storage systems or components

Advanced concurrent programming expertise with async, multithreading, and concurrency patterns

Strong RPC systems experience using gRPC or Apache Thrift for service-to-service communication

Cloud-native architecture experience with service discovery tools such as Consul or Zoo Keeper English  proficiency level B2 (Upper-Intermediate) for daily collaboration and documentation

Nice to have

Go Language Python Linux System  design and analysisgRPCWe offer

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