Staff Rust Engineer

Berlin - Germany

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience Required: 5years

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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.

Requirements

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/; 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.

Nice to Have

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

Benefits

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

Required Skills:

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/; 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.

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.

Requirements

Nice to Have

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

Benefits

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

Required Skills:

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/; 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.