Senior Software Engineer

Job description

Senior Software Engineer (Backend - Rust)

Location: Remote (United Kingdom)

Salary: Up to £145,000 base

Overview

A high-scale technology platform is looking for experienced Rust engineers to join a backend team building core services.

The team develops distributed systems and event-driven infrastructure that power high-traffic applications used by millions of users. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy designing scalable backend systems, solving complex technical challenges, and owning services end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services and shared libraries in Rust
• Design and operate distributed systems supporting high-throughput applications
• Contribute to system design across microservices and event-driven architectures
• Diagnose and resolve complex production issues across distributed systems
• Take ownership of services from design through production operation
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to engineering standards

Experience

• Experienced software engineer with a track record of building and operating Rust services in production environments
• Strong experience with asynchronous Rust and networked services
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architecture
• Experience with messaging or streaming platforms such as Kafka
• Comfortable diagnosing issues across the full technical stack

Technical Environment

• Rust with async frameworks (Tokio, Axum, Actix or similar)
• Distributed microservices architectures
• Event-driven systems and Kafka
• gRPC and high-throughput APIs
• Large-scale backend systems supporting significant user or transaction volume

Ideal Background

Candidates often come from high-scale technology environments such as fintech, trading platforms, payments, or large consumer applications. Engineers with experience building complex distributed systems (in Rust) in other industries are also encouraged to apply.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

United Kingdom

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

19-03-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English