Lead Software Engineer – Rust
Summary
Lead a small team to design and build high-performance, distributed systems in Rust while modernizing a critical platform and mentoring engineers.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer with strong expertise in Rust 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. You will play a key role in the modernization of the platform and work closely with global technology and operations teams to build scalable, high-performance solutions.
Responsibilities
Design and develop scalable, reliable, and 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 the 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 platform 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 and openness to working with C#/.NET as part of the existing technology stack and platform evolution.
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.
Nice to Have
Professional experience with C#/.NET.
Knowledge of AWS, Kafka, serverless, or cloud-native architectures.
Experience with React or Angular.
Familiarity with event-driven architectures.
Experience in financial markets