Senior Rust Engineer

Senior Rust EngineerUK, fully remote (Must be based in the UK now)Sadly no sponsorship possibleUp to £95KSkills: Rust | Backend Systems | gRPC | Postgres | IntegrationsI'm partnering with an early-stage, product-led startup building a platform for transport operations - frankly, one of the most complex, real-time environments in the world. The team are already profit making with runway for the next 2 years (if they brought no further clients on).Please note, some travel across Europe/USA may be required.Core skills we look for:Rust (2+ years commercial experience)gRPCPostgreSQL or SQLProfessional experience in developing integrations with third-party systemsCI/CD, Docker, GitHub ActionsWhy this role?High-ownership role with real production impactTechnically challenging domain (real-time systems, integrations, complex data models)Early-stage environment with influence over architecture and product directionWhat you'll be doing:Build and maintain Rust-based backend services using gRPC and PostgresDesign and own integrations with external client systemsLead technical conversations with product teams and customers to gather requirements, shape solutions and deliver new featuresDesign data modelsContribute to frontend development in React/Android when neededHelpful skills if you had them:Streaming or unary gRPCApache Arrow / ParquetObservability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch)If you're interested in this kind of challenge apply now - let's chat!

Created: 2026-02-06