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EK-9668 Principal Recently added

Senior Systems & Software Engineer

United States
27 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Develops crash-resilient Rust and Python services around asynchronous event streams, binary protocols, WAL-backed storage, and POSIX concurrency primitives. Combines API security engineering with property-based testing, constant-time cryptography, and distributed resilience patterns.

  • BOLA and IDOR authorization boundary audits
  • PostgreSQL WAL and SQLite FTS5 systems
  • Circuit breakers and concurrency bulkheads
  • AST-based query gating for secure APIs
RustTokioSerdeMemory SafetyConcurrencyPython
Interviewing now $225-248/hr
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SP-1290 Senior Recently added

Hardware Integrations Engineer - Embedded Systems & Computer Vision

United States
6 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Led the development of embedded vision processing systems for autonomous vehicles, integrating real-time sensor data with decision-making algorithms. Worked on firmware development for IoT devices with a focus on low-latency operations.

  • Designed a cross-platform hardware abstraction layer
  • Implemented computer vision algorithms in C++
  • Optimized embedded systems for power efficiency
CC++RustC#JavaPython
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#HIRED Senior Recently hired

Staff Low-Level Engineer

United States
10 years
On-site
Employee
Experienced software engineer with strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native architecture. Proven track record delivering production systems at scale. Skilled in designing fault-tolerant services, optimising CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring junior developers across cross-functional teams.
  • Led migration of monolithic system to microservices architecture
  • Built high-throughput data pipeline processing 1M+ events per second
  • Designed and implemented real-time monitoring and alerting platform
RustCLinuxLLVMAssemblyCMakeTokioDocker
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JE-3040 Senior

Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

United States
6 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed real-time data acquisition modules for embedded systems using Rust and FreeRTOS. Developed firmware for microcontrollers, enhancing system reliability and performance.

  • Implemented communication protocols in C for IoT devices
  • Optimized C++ algorithms for resource-constrained environments
  • Deployed Python scripts for automated testing of embedded systems
RustCC++PythonEmbedded SystemsFreeRTOS
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EW-9676 Principal

Senior Software Engineer

United States
17 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Architected a high-performance file system for a custom Linux distribution. Spearheaded kernel module development to enhance I/O operations and system stability.

  • Led migration of legacy systems to Rust
  • Developed multi-threaded network services
  • Contributed to open-source kernel patches
CRustC++Systems ProgrammingOperating SystemsLinux Kernel Development
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JT-7425 Staff

Principal AI Systems & Security Architect

United States
8 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Architected secure AI systems integrating Rust and WebAssembly for enhanced performance. Developed cross-language AI models using PyO3, bridging Python with Rust for efficient execution.

  • Designed AI-driven threat detection algorithms
  • Optimized LangChain models for real-time inference
  • Built distributed AI systems with LangGraph for scalability
RustWebAssemblyPythonPyO3LangChainLangGraph
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JP-6060 Mid-level

Software Systems Engineer II

United States
3 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Develops payment-platform services spanning fraud detection, authorization, digital wallets, and region-specific payment integrations. Delivered backend changes across North American and European payment flows while improving fraud detection by more than 200%.

  • Google Pay and PayPal payment-method integration
  • Company-wide authorization migration design
  • Encryption and secure data-handling controls
  • Multi-service API expansion for new markets
GoJavaPythonRustSQLJavaScript
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JW-3364 Junior

Systems Software Developer

United States
1 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Maintains WebAssembly plugin bindings for a Rust Minecraft server, including automated repository synchronization, compatibility testing, and version releases. Contributed WebAssembly backend work to LLVM and added D-language WIT binding generation, WASI runtime support, WebAssembly exception handling, and garbage-collector compatibility.

  • GlobalISel integration for WebAssembly
  • D-language WIT target support
  • WASI standard-library enablement
  • WebAssembly garbage-collector LLVM pass
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EM-8384 Principal

Senior Software Engineer

United States
15 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed and implemented high-performance database internals using Rust for large-scale data processing. Developed a real-time analytics pipeline for financial systems, optimizing for low-latency and high throughput.

  • Created distributed consensus protocol for fault-tolerant systems
  • Implemented custom memory allocator in C++ for embedded systems
  • Optimized Python scripts for data transformation in ETL pipelines
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QB-9352 Principal

Lead Blockchain Engineer

United States
18 years
Hybrid
Employee / Freelancer

Leads blockchain protocol engineering with a focus on embedded systems and telecommunications. Spearheaded the design of secure and scalable blockchain networks for defense applications. Expert in debugging complex systems within high-stakes environments.

  • Led blockchain protocol design
  • Engineered secure defense applications
  • Specialized in embedded systems
Embedded SystemsTelecommunicationsDefenseDebuggingTroubleshootingLeadership
Interviewing now $180k-200k/yr
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CZ-9229 Lead

Founder & Technical Lead

United States
13 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Built and shipped 16 Unity games and XR products across Quest, PC, mobile, WebGL, and PSVR. Architected multiplayer systems for a sports title and led a networking migration that reduced session errors by 30%.

  • Reduced garbage collection through object pooling and memory profiling
  • Implemented Addressables and additive scene loading for content streaming
  • Delivered hand tracking, gesture recognition, and locomotion for XR
  • Built matchmaking, anti-cheat, telemetry, and REST-backed social systems
Unity EngineUnity 6C#Object-Oriented ProgrammingSOLID PrinciplesDesign Patterns
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NM-7324 Mid-level

Software Developer

United States
5 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Developed compiler optimizations leveraging LLVM and MLIR for performance-intensive applications. Specialized in kernel development with focus on process and memory management. Contributed to the XLA project to enhance execution efficiency.

  • LLVM-based compiler optimization
  • Kernel and process management expertise
  • Contributions to XLA execution improvements
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Interviewing now $100k-140k/yr
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KZ-7471 Principal

Staff Protocol Engineer

United States
15 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed MLS group-state features and bidirectional streaming transport for secure messaging, including ordered delivery, heartbeats, reconnects, external invites, and per-field permissions. Reduced 100-device group-invite storage from 8 MB to 200 KB and reduced full-group database loading from 13 reads to one.

  • Migrated core product infrastructure into Rust
  • Built FFI boundaries for untrusted drivers
  • Enabled PostgreSQL through asynchronous database traits
  • Shipped four protocol improvement proposals
RustGoTypeScriptSwiftKotlinJava
Interviewing now $240k-280k/yr
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GH-2486 Principal

Founding Member & Systems Architect

United States
27 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed scalable systems architectures using Rust and Scala, focusing on performance and reliability. Led the development of high-throughput data processing pipelines in Java.

  • Integrated SQL databases for enterprise applications
  • Optimized Python scripts for data analytics
  • Configured Linux servers for enhanced security
ScalaRustJavaPythonSQLLinux
Interviewing now $250k-265k/yr
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EF-5005 Lead

Senior Rust Engineer

United States
18 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Led the development of distributed database systems handling petabyte-scale data. Designed and optimized consensus protocols for high-availability services.

  • Architected microservices for real-time financial data processing
  • Implemented low-latency trading algorithms in Rust
  • Developed scalable cloud infrastructure solutions
PythonGoTypescriptC#SQLRust
Interviewing now $120k-140k/yr
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