Senior/Staff Software Development Consultant - Cloud Native Systems & High Performance Languages

Description :

Senior/Staff Software Development Consultant (Cloud-Native Systems & High-Performance Languages)

Location : Remote

Type : Full-time

Experience : 7+ years in software engineering, with consultancy experience preferred

About the Role :

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Software Development Consultant with a strong track record of designing, building, and scaling cloud-native systems.

This role is for someone who thrives in complex technical environments, is deeply familiar with modern system architecture principles like autoscaling, 12-factor application design, and can deliver highly performant software using compiled languages, with at least some production-level experience in Rust.

You will engage with client engineering teams to design robust systems, solve hard performance problems, and guide architectural decisions. You will bring technical leadership and a pragmatic mindset to teams that value both rapid iteration and solid engineering foundations.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native applications

- Guide teams in adopting cloud-native practices : containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and 12-factor principles

- Develop and optimize high-performance software using compiled languages such as Rust, Go, or C++

- Architect systems with observability, resilience, and maintainability as first-class concerns

- Collaborate closely with product, architecture, and platform teams to identify requirements and deliver robust solutions

- Mentor developers and help set technical direction in consultancy engagements

- Perform code reviews, write technical documentation, and establish engineering best practices

- Stay ahead of emerging technologies and advocate their use when appropriate

Core Requirements :

- 7+ years of professional software development experience, with 2+ years in a senior/lead role

- Demonstrable experience in building and scaling cloud-native systems (e.g., Kubernetes, autoscaling workloads, stateless microservices)

- Familiarity with 12-Factor App methodology and implementation of those principles in real-world systems

- Production experience writing performant, compiled code (Rust, Go, C++, etc.)

- Rust experience required preferably in a production setting or open-source projects

- Strong understanding of modern software architecture and distributed system design

- Solid grasp of observability tooling (e.g., Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana)

- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi), and DevOps practices

- Experience working in a consultancy or client-facing role is a strong plus

Preferred Qualifications :

- Experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and deep familiarity with cloud-native services (e.g., ECS, EKS, GKE)

- Knowledge of systems programming topics : memory management, concurrency models, IO performance

- Exposure to zero-downtime deployments, chaos engineering, and SRE principles

- Familiarity with asynchronous programming models and event-driven architectures

- Contributor to open-source Rust or cloud-native tooling is a strong advantage

Soft Skills :

- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

- Ability to lead technical discussions and influence architectural direction

- Willingness to coach and mentor other developers

- Bias toward pragmatic problem solving and delivering customer value

Must have Skills :

Rust - 4 Years - Advanced

Big Data - 7 Years

C++ - 7 Years - Advanced

Kubernetes - 3 Years - Advanced

Lead developer - 2 Years - Advanced

12 factor APP mehodology - 3 Years - Advanced

AWS - 5 Years - Advanced