Lead Software Engineer (Rust)

Quick Facts

• Hands-on lead role for distributed, high-volume systems
• Technical ownership across architecture, standards, and code reviews
• Mentorship for a small engineering team

Description

We’re looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer with strong Rust expertise to take technical ownership of high-volume, distributed systems supporting critical processes. This is a hands-on leadership role combining software architecture and development with technical guidance and mentoring of a small engineering team, helping modernize the platform and deliver scalable, reliable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, reliable, high-performance distributed systems using Rust
• Remain hands-on with software development, technical design, and code reviews
• Contribute to the modernization and evolution of the platform
• Support integration of new products and capabilities into the platform
• Define technical standards, architecture principles, and development best practices
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and delivery
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance to a small team
• Translate business requirements into effective technical solutions
• Drive technical roadmaps balancing short-term delivery with long-term scalability and reliability

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with proven technical leadership
• Strong hands-on experience with Rust and modern software engineering practices
• Experience designing distributed, scalable, and high-performance systems
• Good understanding of concurrent programming and system architecture
• Willingness to work with C#/.NET as part of the existing technology stack
• Experience with AI-assisted software development and modern engineering practices
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools such as Git, Jenkins, JIRA (or similar)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience mentoring developers or providing technical leadership

Benefits

• Hands-on technical leadership with ownership of architecture and standards
• Opportunity to modernize and evolve a platform while working with global technology and operations teams