Senior Software Engineer, Rust

Remote (United States)

About the Role

This opportunity is for a Senior Software Engineer focused on building secure, high-performance, and reliable GraphQL runtime infrastructure. The role involves developing fault-tolerant systems, maintaining public APIs, and helping power a scalable platform used by demanding GraphQL workloads.

You will work primarily in Rust, contributing to runtime infrastructure that must be performant, secure, observable, and reliable. This role combines hands-on systems engineering, API development, user collaboration, technical design, mentorship, architecture discussions, and on-call ownership for mission-critical systems.

Status: Full-Time

Working Hours: Pacific or Central time zone hours required

Pay: $157,250 - $198,875 per year. Equity and benefits may also be included.

What You’ll Do

• Build, test, and maintain fault-tolerant infrastructure for GraphQL runtime platforms using idiomatic Rust
• Ensure runtime systems meet high standards for security, performance, reliability, and maintainability
• Operate and improve durable, stable public APIs used by demanding GraphQL workloads
• Engage directly with users, including community members and enterprise customers, to understand needs and debug issues
• Bring user insights and real-world feedback back into platform evolution
• Design scalable and observable systems that integrate into diverse customer infrastructure environments
• Use self-initiated research and practical feedback to guide system improvements
• Collaborate with engineers across teams through supportive communication and constructive code reviews
• Mentor and guide teammates in architecting and writing idiomatic Rust code
• Evaluate the end-to-end impact of technical changes across related domains
• Lead architectural discussions and cross-team initiatives as a technical leader
• Coach others as they grow into technical leadership responsibilities
• Create technical designs and documentation that address cost efficiency, security, and observability
• Participate in on-call rotations to support mission-critical system reliability

Qualifications

• Professional experience with Rust and a strong interest in writing performant, maintainable code
• Strong systems engineering experience
• Knowledge of stateless and fault-tolerant systems
• Experience with event-driven patterns and distributed systems paradigms
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering teams
• Positive influence across teams with a collaborative, team-oriented mindset
• Interest in GraphQL, modern developer tooling, and infrastructure innovation
• Growth mindset and active interest in learning and staying current with industry trends

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GraphQL
• Experience with large-scale runtime systems

Benefits

• Equity participation
• Medical plan options for U.S. employees
• Additional medical plan options for California residents
• Dental and vision benefits
• Competitive compensation based on skills, experience, and hiring assessment