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EX-8113 Lead Recently added

Linux toolchain - open source, rust and compiler developer

Germany
14 years
Flexible
Employee

Contributed to the development of Linux toolchains and compilers with a focus on Rust integration. Enhanced system performance by optimizing kernel interactions.

  • Developed custom modules for illumos and FreeBSD
  • Optimized compilers for cross-platform compatibility
  • Led open-source contributions to the Linux kernel
Rust C++ C Linux kernel illumos FreeBSD
Available in 3+ months €150k-180k/yr
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JS-8397 Principal Recently added

Senior Software & Systems Engineer

Ireland
12 years
Remote
Employee

Designed a fault-tolerant distributed system using leader election algorithms and AWS services. Developed a control plane for managing cloud resources, ensuring high availability and resilience.

  • Implemented consensus protocols for distributed databases
  • Automated infrastructure deployment using AWS CDK
  • Enhanced data replication strategies for cloud environments
Distributed Systems Control Planes Fault Tolerance Leader Election Async/Concurrent Systems Rust
Interviewing now €100k-150k/yr
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#HIRED Lead Recently hired

Senior Systems Engineer

Sweden
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
Rust Tokio io_uring eBPF Linux C Assembly Docker
Hired Salary: $XXX,XXX
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NH-6834 Lead

Embedded Software Lead

France
19 years
Flexible
Employee

Owns an embedded Linux IoT platform from U-Boot and kernel bring-up through systemd, factory testing, and fleet operations. Migrated application components to Rust on Buildroot and implemented fleet management, OTA updates, remote administration, monitoring, and production Zigbee devices deployed across more than 3,000 automations.

  • FreeRTOS and Linux real-time systems
  • Nordic SoC Zigbee device development
  • Industrial CI and factory-line validation
  • Secure boot and embedded platform hardening
Embedded Linux U-Boot Linux Kernel systemd Linux Real-Time FreeRTOS
Available in 3+ months Salary on request
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DR-9377 Lead

Lead Rust Systems Engineer

Georgia
6 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Works across kernel-space networking, low-latency trading infrastructure, and on-chain financial protocols, including Linux drivers, order books, and automated market makers. Builds Rust systems ranging from no_std components and C-interoperable modules to high-load Axum services.

  • Implemented Solana governance using program-derived addresses
  • Developed token-based voting smart contracts
  • Built Rust backends with Rocket and Axum
  • Integrated eBPF traffic-control instrumentation
Rust Swift Kotlin Go C x86 Assembly
Available in 2 weeks $96k-144k/yr
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SJ-5676 Senior

Lead Systems Architect / Founder

Spain
8 years
Flexible
Employee

Builds scalable web applications using Rust and Actix, with a focus on high-throughput systems and efficient routing using Axum.

  • Developed web applications with Actix
  • Implemented efficient routing with Axum
  • Optimized high-throughput systems
Rust C++ Go Python SQL Systems Programming
Available in 2 weeks $40k-50k/yr
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VS-3060 Principal

Senior Backend & Systems Engineer

Poland
16 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Built a Rust complex-event-processing engine that composes reusable processing blocks into Kafka-consuming and Kafka-producing deployments. The system uses Tokio tasks, NATS stage transport, embedded Python execution, and dependency-aware input routing to reproduce production-grade stream-processing architecture.

  • Implemented bidirectional PyO3 type marshalling across the FFI boundary
  • Managed Python GIL boundaries for in-process block execution
  • Developed Linux filesystem drivers and embedded firmware
  • Built distributed event-driven backends in Scala, Java, and Go
Rust Tokio PyO3 Actix Web SQLx rdkafka
Available in 1 month $100k-130k/yr
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SA-8832 Senior

Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

France
9 years
Remote
Employee

Builds Rust-based embedded Linux software for EV charging systems, including OCPP 2.0.1 implementations, ISO 15118 integration, MQTT APIs, and interoperability testing between charging stations and backend services. Has developed cloud-connected software for large sensor fleets and low-power IoT deployments spanning hardware integration and scalable backend services.

  • Prototyped PCBs for AC charging station hardware
  • Implemented LoRaWAN and Zigbee device communication
  • Integrated Modbus sensors into energy systems
  • Maintained CI/CD pipelines for embedded software
Python Rust CI/CD Cloud Platforms Embedded Linux Embedded Systems
Available in 2 months €90k-120k/yr
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AC-6625 Senior

Software Developer

United Kingdom
5 years
Hybrid
Employee

Built data pipelines using SQL and Snowflake for large-scale data analysis. Developed containerized applications with Docker and Podman, enhancing deployment efficiency.

  • Integrated R for statistical data analysis
  • Optimized Python scripts for data transformation
  • Developed scalable data solutions for enterprise needs
Python R SQL PostgreSQL Snowflake Natural Language Processing
Available in 1 month $50k-75k/yr
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YD-8522 Lead

Core Database Engineer

Colombia
30 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Architected scalable database systems using Rust, focusing on high availability and fault tolerance. Led the design of business applications with a strong emphasis on technical specifications.

  • Developed distributed database engines from the ground up
  • Designed architecture for large-scale data warehousing
  • Optimized query execution plans for performance gains
Software Architecture Technical Design Specifications Requirements Definition Technical Documentation Continuous Integration
Interviewing now $60k-80k/yr
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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
D Rust C C++ PHP 8 JavaScript
Interviewing now Salary on request
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SD-4049 Principal

Software Engineer

Germany
15 years
Remote
Employee

Specialized in building secure and efficient concurrent systems using Rust and Go. Developed a high-performance network protocol stack to support distributed computing applications.

  • Created scalable microservices with Scala for data-intensive applications
  • Implemented complex algorithms in C for performance-critical systems
  • Led cross-functional teams in adopting modern programming paradigms
Linux systems Rust C Docker Podman k3s
Available in 3+ months €85k-120k/yr
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CC-9733 Principal

Principal Software Engineer

Portugal
12 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Architected distributed systems with a focus on network protocols and cloud infrastructure. Enhanced system observability through advanced logging and monitoring techniques.

  • Designed scalable cloud-based distributed systems
  • Improved network protocol efficiency
  • Implemented advanced system observability tools
Rust Distributed Systems Networks Cloud SQL Observability
Interviewing now €96k-120k/yr
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WJ-4974 Mid-level

Systems Engineer

Italy
4 years
Flexible
Employee

Operates distributed AWS data, messaging, transfer, and streaming platforms supporting mission-critical workloads across SQS, SNS, Kinesis, Kafka, Amazon MQ, DataSync, Firehose, and Flink. Uses Rust and Python automation with Kubernetes, GitOps, Terraform, observability, and high-severity incident response.

  • EKS and GKE platform operations
  • ArgoCD and Flux deployments
  • Vault and OAuth2 security
  • Redis and RabbitMQ integration
Python Rust Go Bash JavaScript Linux
Available in 3+ months Salary on request
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LQ-2209 Lead

Lead Software Engineer

United States
32 years
Hybrid
Employee / Freelancer

Designed a Kafka-fed Rust caching service for a sanctions platform whose nightly database workload reached approximately 21 billion requests. The architecture reduced that traffic to fewer than four million requests while supporting migration from legacy sanctions workflows into a PostgreSQL-backed platform.

  • Built real-time backend services with Python and Node.js
  • Developed React interfaces for sanctions operations
  • Modernized end-of-life application workflows
  • Eliminated recurring manual database updates
Rust Python JavaScript Node.js React PostgreSQL
Available in 2 weeks $200k-250k/yr
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