Staff Software Engineer - Rust and Distributed Systems

What You’ll Do

• Design and build distributed microservices that power Fortanix’s confidential computing platform across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
• Own system architecture end-to-end—from service design and APIs to deployment, scaling, and production reliability
• Drive technical direction across services, ensuring they fit cohesively into the broader platform architecture
• Lead system design and API discussions, influencing how services interact across the platform
• Build with a security-first mindset, ensuring services are resilient, auditable, and safe by design
• Write high-quality, production-grade code (Rust, C/C++, or similar) and contribute to critical code reviews
• Partner closely with engineering, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver complex, cross-functional systems
• Mentor and guide engineers, raising the bar on system design, code quality, and engineering rigor
• Contribute to core components such as Runtime Encryption® technology and confidential computing services

What We’re Looking For

Core Experience

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with strong backend and distributed systems expertise
• Proven experience designing and building microservices from scratch, and understanding how they fit into larger system architectures
• Experience owning end-to-end services (design, development, deployment, scaling, and operations)
• Strong experience with distributed systems concepts (scalability, reliability, fault tolerance, data consistency)

Technical Skills

• Strong programming experience in Rust (will also consider C/C++, Go, or similar systems-level languages)
• Deep understanding of service architecture, API design, and system design
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Kubernetes and containerized environments
  • Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • CI/CD and production deployment pipelines
• Experience working in Linux environments, including debugging and performance tuning
• Familiarity with data storage systems (SQL/NoSQL, distributed storage, caching)

Security & Systems Mindset

• Strong inclination toward building secure, reliable, and maintainable systems
• Experience with or interest in:
  • Confidential computing / Trusted Execution Environments (Intel SGX, AMD SEV, Nitro Enclaves, etc.)
  • Security infrastructure (key management, encryption, secure storage, access control)

Nice to Have

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

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• 40 hours of Volunteer Time Off/year
• Internet stipend
• 401k
• Competitive salary and equity