Software Engineer - Rust

Description :

- Design and build scalable, low-latency backend services using Rust

- Own system and cloud architecture for event-driven and streaming platforms

- Build and operate real-time data pipelines using Kafka

- Design and implement REST, GraphQL, and/or gRPC APIs with clear standards for versioning, pagination, and error handling

- Implement authentication and authorization (JWT, OAuth2, API keys, RBAC) and follow security best practices

- Design data models and storage using DynamoDB and other NoSQL databases

- Implement caching strategies using MemoryDB / Redis for performance and cost optimization

- Architect and deploy systems on AWS (EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, MSK, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch)

- Ensure security, reliability, observability, and cost efficiency in production systems

- Work closely with Product, QA, DevOps, Data, and Security teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions

- Mentor engineers, review code and designs, and take ownership of services in production

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- Strong hands-on expertise in Rust

- Experience building distributed systems, serverless systems and microservices

- Hands-on experience with Kafka or streaming data platforms

- Strong understanding of API design, GraphQL, authentication, and security

- Solid experience with AWS cloud architecture

- Experience with DynamoDB, NoSQL data modeling, and caching systems

- Ability to balance startup speed with long-term scalability and maintainability

Preferred Qualifications :

- Experience in other tech stacks like Python, Node

- Understanding / experience with relational database systems.

- Kubernetes (EKS) exposure

- Prior experience in early-stage or scaling startups