Enter a job title or keyword

Rust Software Engineer

Henpen Corporation


Job Location:

Reston, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 6 September 2026 (9 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 4 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location:Reston VA
Security Clearance:SECRET

Were looking for amid-level Rust Software Engineerto build and optimize high-performance software supportingsimulation optimization and decision supportin mission-focused environments.

Youll work in a large production Rust codebase alongside researchers and engineers turning complex algorithms and research intoreliable performant software. The role spans backend services databases frontend applications and supporting infrastructure making it a strong fit for an engineer who enjoys solving challenging technical problems and seeing research become operational capability.

What Youll Do
  • Develop and maintain production software in a largeRust codebase
  • Design and optimize performance-sensitive algorithms and computational workloads
  • Build backend services using technologies such asAxum and Tokio
  • Integrate software with databases frontend applications APIs and infrastructure
  • Collaborate with researchers engineers and end users to translate complex technical concepts into practical software
  • Help evolve research-driven capabilities intoscalable maintainable production systems
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree inComputer Science Mathematics Physics Applied Mathematics or a related technical field
  • 3 years of professional software engineering experience
  • Strong experience developingproduction-grade performance-sensitive software in Rust
  • Experience developing backend services withAxum or similar frameworks
  • Experience withasynchronous programming preferably using Tokio
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals and problem-solving skills
  • Experience working across the software stack including familiarity withweb application development
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with researchers engineers and end users
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • ACTIVE SECRET Security Clearance
Preferred Qualifications

  • ACTIVE TS/SCI CLEARANCE
  • Experience withJava Python TypeScript and/or React
  • Experience developing highly optimizedparallel or concurrent software
  • Experience withGPU programming or acceleration
  • Background working on simulation optimization scientific computing or other computationally intensive applications
Why This Role

This is an opportunity to work ontechnically challenging mission-critical softwarewhere performance matters and your work directly contributes to real-world capabilities. Youll have the chance to operate at the intersection ofadvanced research and production engineering working with a highly technical team to turn sophisticated algorithms into software that performs in the real world.

Email Your Resume


Required Experience:

IC