Staff Software Engineer - Rust and Distributed Systems

Responsibilities

• Design and build distributed microservices powering a confidential computing platform across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Own system architecture end to end, including service design, APIs, deployment, scaling, and production reliability.
• Drive technical direction across services and ensure cohesive platform architecture.
• Lead system design and API discussions.
• Build services with a security-first mindset so they are resilient, auditable, and safe by design.
• Write high-quality, production-grade code and contribute to critical code reviews.
• Partner with engineering, product, and infrastructure teams on complex, cross-functional systems.
• Mentor engineers and raise standards for system design, code quality, and engineering rigor.
• Contribute to Runtime Encryption® technology and confidential computing services.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend and distributed systems expertise.
• Experience designing and building microservices from scratch and integrating them into larger system architectures.
• Experience owning services across design, development, deployment, scaling, and operations.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts, including scalability, reliability, fault tolerance, and data consistency.
• Strong Rust programming experience; C/C++, Go, or similar systems-level languages may also be considered.
• Deep understanding of service architecture, API design, and system design.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containerized environments, cloud platforms, CI/CD, production deployment pipelines, and Linux.
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL data storage, distributed storage, and caching.
• Strong inclination toward building secure, reliable, and maintainable systems.
• Experience with or interest in confidential computing, Trusted Execution Environments, security infrastructure, key management, encryption, secure storage, and access control.

Nice to Have

• Experience with performance-critical systems or systems programming.
• Exposure to secure AI or privacy-preserving systems.
• Background in infrastructure or developer platforms.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary: $200,000 - $250,000 per year.
• Additional compensation may include bonus, equity, or commissions.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement savings, wellness program, short- and long-term disability, holidays, and other benefits.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• 40 hours of volunteer time off per year.
• Internet stipend.
• 401(k).