Staff Rust Engineer

Our client is a technology company focused on transforming data ownership. They build solutions that give businesses and individuals control over their data, with a strong emphasis on privacy, security, and decentralized digital identity. Their mission is to enable trusted, cross-border data exchange through standards-based, open, and secure digital credentials.

Our client is seeking a Staff Software Engineer (Backend) with deep expertise in Rust to lead the development of secure, scalable, and high-performance backend systems. This is a senior, hands-on role with strong architectural responsibility, working closely with product, design, infrastructure, and engineering teams across multiple regions.

Main tasks

• Design, build, and maintain secure and high-performance backend services using Rust
• Lead architectural decisions and contribute to long-term technical strategy
• Develop and improve a large-scale, multi-component platform
• Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Ensure high standards of code quality, testing, and security
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an agile, fast-paced environment
• Contribute to open-source projects and standards-based software development.

• Strong backend engineering experience with Rust as a core language
• Proven experience designing and operating distributed systems
• Solid background in performance optimization and troubleshooting at scale
• Experience with cloud-native architectures, preferably on AWS
• Knowledge of TypeScript/Node.js; experience with Dart is a strong plus
• Understanding of authentication, authorization, and security-first design
• Experience with cryptography in production systems
• Ability to clearly document and communicate technical and architectural decisions
• Comfortable working autonomously in a startup or scale-up environment.

• Experience with decentralized identity or verifiable credentials
• Background in advanced cryptography use cases
• Experience working with globally distributed teams

• Hybrid working model with flexible hours
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Competitive compensation package
• International and diverse working environment
• Learning and development budget
• Mobile and home office allowances
• Fitness and wellness membership