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EV-7847 Staff Recently added

Technical Lead

Canada
23 years
Remote
Employee

Engineered cloud infrastructure solutions, optimizing resource usage and reducing costs by 40%. Led R&D efforts on distributed systems, transforming prototypes into production-ready services.

  • Designed scalable API architectures
  • Managed cross-functional engineering teams
  • Pioneered cloud-native development practices
Software engineeringSystem designAPI DesignCloud infrastructure optimizationDistributed systemsR&D productionization
Available in 2 weeks Salary on request
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AE-7669 Mid-level Recently added

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Canada
4 years
Flexible
Employee

Designed and developed distributed backend systems using Rust and Go, focusing on scalability and fault tolerance. Enhanced data processing pipelines in Java and Python to improve throughput and efficiency.

  • Built microservices with TypeScript for web applications
  • Integrated legacy systems with modern C interfaces
  • Improved API performance and security features
RustGoJavaTypeScriptPythonC
Available in 2 weeks Salary on request
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#HIRED Lead Recently hired

Senior Rust Backend Engineer

Canada
10 years
Hybrid
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
RustActixgRPCKafkaKubernetesTerraformRedisDocker
Hired Salary: $XXX,XXX
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CE-4961 Principal

Chief Information Security Officer & Co-Founder

Canada
13 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Architected secure data management systems using Rust and C#, focusing on encryption and access control. Led the development of a cross-platform incident response tool integrating SQL Server and Oracle databases.

  • Designed real-time threat detection algorithms
  • Developed secure APIs with token-based authentication
  • Implemented multi-factor authentication systems
C#.NETSQL ServerOracle PL/SQLRustPython
Interviewing now $120k-170k/yr
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SM-1283 Principal

Senior Software Engineer

Canada
17 years
Remote
Employee

Developed a scalable video streaming platform utilizing GStreamer and HLS technologies. Designed WebAssembly modules for high-performance media processing. Implemented Kubernetes-based orchestration for cloud-native video services on GCP.

  • Optimized video transcoding pipelines for real-time streaming
  • Architected multi-region deployment strategies on GCP
  • Integrated WebAssembly for enhanced media codec efficiency
RustGStreamerHLS video streamingWebAssemblyKubernetesGCP
Interviewing now $160k-200k/yr
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WS-6692 Senior

Senior Software Engineer

Canada
12 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Builds high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems for real-time trading, regulated payments, and firehose-scale data ingestion using functional Scala and concurrent streaming architectures. Has modernized legacy JVM platforms into independently deployable services and operated production workloads across public-cloud Kubernetes environments.

  • Akka-to-Pekko zero-downtime migration
  • Kafka and Kinesis event pipelines
  • Cats-Effect, FS2, and ZIO
  • PostgreSQL service backends
ScalaCats-EffectFS2ZIOMonixJava
Available in 2 weeks Salary on request
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WZ-4811 Lead

Software Engineer / Data Engineer

Canada
24 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Engineered high-performance data processing pipelines using Scala and Rust, focusing on real-time analytics. Designed and maintained distributed systems for large-scale data ingestion and processing.

  • Built microservices architecture using Go and Java
  • Integrated TypeScript for front-end data visualization
  • Optimized C++ algorithms for data compression
JavaScalaRustGoC++TypeScript
Interviewing now $110k-140k/yr
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WA-6911 Principal

Co-Founder & Head of Engineering

Canada
14 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Builds data platforms and ingestion services with asynchronous Rust, including an open-source ETL framework, a Tokio-based Elasticsearch client, and production APIs for importing and exporting pipeline data. The work combines Rust service architecture with developer-facing tooling for large-scale data workflows.

  • Computer-vision trend detection pipelines
  • RAG agents across web sources
  • Next.js product development
  • Python data-platform services
RustTypeScriptPythonJavaScriptGolangJava
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YF-4059 Senior

Senior Software Engineer

Canada
9 years
Flexible
Employee

Engineered scalable backend systems using Rust, with integrations in Node.js for real-time applications. Developed cross-platform services with a focus on low-latency data processing.

  • Built concurrent data pipelines in Go
  • Designed scalable architecture for cloud-native applications
  • Implemented security protocols in distributed systems
RustTypeScriptJavaScriptNode.jsPythonGo
Interviewing now $80k-100k/yr
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JE-7413 Principal

Staff Software Engineer

Canada
20 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Architected distributed systems for high-frequency trading platforms, focusing on low-latency and fault-tolerance using Rust. Designed and implemented microservices in Erlang for real-time financial data processing.

  • Built RESTful APIs in Dart for cloud-native applications
  • Contributed to C# libraries for data serialization
  • Developed Java middleware for message queue systems
RustPythonDartJavaC#Erlang
Available in 2 weeks $150k-175k/yr
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ZP-9656 Mid-level

Builder

Canada
3 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Developed decentralized applications using Solidity and Rust, integrating with Ethereum smart contracts. Built scalable web services using TypeScript and Node.js for real-time data processing.

  • Automated testing frameworks in JavaScript
  • Implemented RESTful APIs with Python
  • Optimized Java microservices for high throughput
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonRustJavaSolidity
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FY-8687 Lead

Senior Software Engineer

Canada
10 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Architected large-scale microservices using REST, GraphQL, and gRPC for diverse applications. Spearheaded API design to support high-traffic environments and ensure efficient data flow. Led system design initiatives for cross-platform integration.

  • Implemented GraphQL for dynamic query handling in complex systems
  • Redesigned legacy systems for improved scalability and maintainability
  • Conducted performance tuning for gRPC services in cloud environments
Software ArchitectureSystem DesignAPI DesignRESTGraphQLgRPC
Interviewing now $65k-85k/yr
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RR-9291 Senior

Senior Software & Systems Engineer

Canada
8 years
Remote
Employee

Builds low-level Linux and bare-metal networking systems, including kernel-facing components, TCP/IP infrastructure, BGP routing, VLAN segmentation, and WireGuard-based secure control planes. Has optimized heterogeneous CPU/GPU runtimes with JAX and OpenXLA and implemented high-throughput computer-vision execution paths using native Rust and C extensions.

  • Operates bare-metal Kubernetes clusters with K3s and MetalLB
  • Develops Rust Python extensions using pyo3 and maturin
  • Designs time-series storage with PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB
  • Implements infrastructure automation through Terraform and AWS
Linux KernelCRustAssemblyOpenWrtTCP/IP
Available in 1 month $130k-130k/yr
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RH-6546 Mid-level

Co-founder & Lead Developer

Canada
6 years
Flexible
Employee

Co-founded a tech startup, leading the development of scalable backend systems using Rust and Go. Architected databases and backend services to support high-volume transaction processing.

  • Developed full-stack applications with Rust and JavaScript
  • Implemented data pipelines for real-time analytics
  • Led cross-functional teams in agile environments
RustPythonSQLBashGoJavaScript
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SQ-6470 Lead

Chief Technology Officer / Staff Software Engineer

Canada
17 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Led the design of distributed systems using Rust and Tokio, focusing on concurrent processing. Spearheaded the development of fault-tolerant architectures for critical applications.

  • Implemented async communication protocols in Zig.
  • Optimized network throughput in distributed environments.
  • Architected cloud-native solutions for enterprise needs.
RustZigConcurrencyAsync RustTokioDistributed systems
Available in 2 weeks $180k-230k/yr
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