Software Engineer​/Rust​/Santa Clara

Position: Staff Software Engineer / Rust / Santa Clara
$200000 - $250000

** Staff Software Engineer - Rust & Distributed Systems*
* ** Hybrid | Santa Clara, CA*
* We're partnering with an innovative technology company that's building secure, distributed infrastructure at the intersection of cloud, security, and modern systems engineering. They're looking for a  
** Staff Software Engineer
** with deep expertise in backend development, distributed systems, and systems programming to help architect and build highly scalable platform services.

** Responsibilities:*
* + Design and build distributed microservices for a large-scale cloud platform

+ Own services end-to-end, including architecture, development, deployment, scaling, and production reliability

+ Lead system design and API architecture discussions across multiple engineering teams

+ Develop secure, resilient, and high-performance backend services

+ Write production-quality code using Rust or other systems-level programming languages

+ Partner cross-functionally with product, infrastructure, and engineering teams to deliver complex platform capabilities

+ Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership on architecture, code quality, and engineering best practices

+ Drive technical direction for foundational platform services and distributed system architecture

** Requirements:*
* + 8+ years of backend software engineering experience

+ Strong experience designing and building distributed systems and microservices from the ground up

+ Proven experience owning services throughout the full software development lifecycle

+ Strong programming experience in  
** Rust**  (or comparable systems languages such as C/C++ or Go)

+ Deep understanding of system design, service architecture, and API design

+

Experience with Kubernetes, containerized applications, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

+ Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and production deployments

+ Strong Linux development and debugging experience

+

Experience with SQL/No

SQL databases, distributed storage, and caching technologies

+ Passion for building secure, reliable, and scalable systems

+

Experience with confidential computing, trusted execution environments, encryption, or security infrastructure is a plus

+ Background in performance-critical systems, infrastructure platforms, or developer platforms is a plus

** Additional Information:*
* + Hybrid schedule based in  
** Santa Clara, CA*
* + Unable to provide visa sponsorship

+ Opportunity to work on highly scalable distributed systems and next-generation cloud infrastructure in a hands-on technical leadership role