Senior Backend Engineer (Rust & Distributed Systems)
About The Role
Design and build ultra-reliable, high-concurrency distributed databases and event streaming services in Rust and Go. You will handle millions of concurrent messages with sub-millisecond p99 latencies.
Key Requirements & Scope
- 4+ years building production systems in Rust or Go (Golang)
- Deep knowledge of concurrency, async runtimes (Tokio), and memory management
- Experience with Kafka, gRPC, distributed consensus (Raft), and Redis clusters
- Strong background in database internals and network protocol optimization
Required Skills & Technologies
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