Lead Software Engineer - Rust

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At Ultraviolette, we're more than a company—we’re a movement. A movement that's pushing the boundaries of what's possible in electric mobility. From engineering India’s Fastest Motorcycle to designing The World’s Most Advanced Electric Scooter, we thrive on innovation, audacity, and the relentless pursuit of performance.

We’re a diverse team of trailblazers, engineers, designers, creatives and visionaries—united by a shared obsession: to craft machines that are not only sustainable but exhilarating. Here, radical design meets intelligent technology, and every line of code or bolt of hardware brings us closer to reshaping the future of mobility.

Our mission is to accelerate the evolution of mobility across the globe - and we’re just getting started.

If you're driven by purpose, inspired by possibility, and ready to build something that truly matters, Ultraviolette is the place where your ambition becomes impact. Let's create the future—together.


We’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer (Rust) who can own backend architecture, build high-performance distributed systems, and mentor a small engineering team.

This is a hands-on leadership role with end-to-end ownership: from system design to production reliability.



Requirements

  • 5+ years of backend software development experience
  • 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 Skills:
  • Experience with IoT or telemetry platforms
  • 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