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JG-2323 Senior Recently added

Senior Software Engineer

United Kingdom
10 years
Remote
Employee

Architected large-scale distributed systems with a focus on fault tolerance and scalability. Led performance optimization initiatives, reducing latency by 40% in high-load environments.

  • Implemented event-driven microservices with WebAssembly.
  • Developed concurrency models for low-level system operations.
  • Conducted in-depth performance profiling and tuning.
Low-level systemsPerformance profilingConcurrencyDistributed systemsEvent-driven architectureWebAssembly
Available in 2 months £110k-130k/yr
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JK-6024 Junior Recently added

Computer Science Student and Systems Programmer

United Kingdom
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Built an asynchronous Rust storage and streaming platform using Axum, Tokio, OpenDAL, and SeaORM, with PostgreSQL and SQLite persistence. Designed non-buffering payload delivery, transactional repository abstractions, schema migrations, and RFC-compliant parser crates for HTTP metadata.

  • Background cleanup service for stored objects
  • Multi-module entity relationship modeling
  • Standalone RFC 6266 and 8187 parsers
  • Open-source database infrastructure contributions
RustSeaORMTokioAxumOpenDALSerenity
Available in 2 weeks £24k-28k/yr
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#HIRED Senior Recently hired

Staff Low-Level Engineer

United Kingdom
6 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
RustTokioio_uringeBPFLinuxCAssemblyDocker
Hired Salary: $XXX,XXX
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DX-1561 Lead

Senior Software Engineer

United Kingdom
10 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Contributed to a multi-chain cryptocurrency bridge on the Ergo blockchain, implementing secure cross-chain asset transfers and integrations for Bitcoin Runes and Base. Designs event-sourced, domain-driven systems for real-time processing, using distributed messaging and containerized infrastructure across mission-critical environments.

  • Retrieval-augmented generation systems
  • Agentic workflow implementation
  • NATS and RabbitMQ messaging
  • Kubernetes and OpenShift operations
Software ArchitectureDistributed SystemsEvent-Driven SystemsReal-Time SystemsDesign PatternsDomain-Driven Design
Interviewing now $60k-100k/yr
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AM-4349 Lead

Systems Engineer

United Kingdom
10 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Engineered real-time systems using Rust and C++, focusing on performance optimization and reliability. Developed cross-platform software solutions with Java and Kotlin.

  • Implemented concurrent data structures
  • Optimized algorithms for large-scale simulations
  • Integrated hardware interactions in embedded systems
C++RustCPythonJavaKotlin
Interviewing now £50k-65k/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
PythonRSQLPostgreSQLSnowflakeNatural Language Processing
Available in 1 month $50k-75k/yr
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JU-7221 Lead

Embedded Systems Architect

United Kingdom
11 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed firmware for low-power IoT devices using Rust and Embedded Linux. Developed real-time embedded systems software with deterministic performance in safety-critical environments.

  • Integrated Matter protocol for smart home applications
  • Optimized C++ code for resource-constrained devices
  • Implemented cross-platform communication layers in Go
RustC++GoPythonEmbedded LinuxMatter
Interviewing now £65k-75k/yr
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SV-9824 Principal

Principal Software Engineer

United Kingdom
12 years
Flexible
Employee

Architected complex systems using Rust and Haskell, focusing on functional programming paradigms. Developed cross-platform applications on Linux environments.

  • Architected systems with Rust and Haskell
  • Focused on functional programming paradigms
  • Developed cross-platform applications on Linux
RustGoHaskellCPythonLinux
Available in 1 month Salary on request
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AV-3670 Senior

Software Engineer

United Kingdom
7 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Specialized in distributed systems, implementing fault-tolerant services in Python and Rust. Developed a high-throughput messaging system using C++.

  • Optimized Go services for cloud scalability
  • Integrated C libraries for performance-critical applications
  • Implemented cross-platform solutions with Rust
PythonGoRustC++CDistributed systems
Available in 2 weeks $180k-200k/yr
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SJ-1152 Senior

Software Engineer (Go / Rust)

United Kingdom
7 years
Flexible

Engineered real-time AI sign-language video pipelines using Go and Rust, processing SRT and RTMP inputs through audio extraction and AWS MediaLive into low-latency HLS and DASH delivery. Implemented CMAF workflows with fragmented MP4, dual manifests, reconnection handling, and Kubernetes deployment.

  • Picture-in-picture live composition
  • LL-HLS and DASH packaging
  • FFmpeg media-processing pipelines
  • Terraform-managed AWS infrastructure
GoRustTypeScriptJavaScriptNode.jsC#
Available in 1 month Salary on request
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AV-8411 Mid-level

Software Engineer, Full Stack

United Kingdom
3 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Developed robust network protocols for high-traffic systems and optimized data processing algorithms for large-scale distributed applications.

  • Designed custom systems engineering solutions
  • Conducted advanced R&D in software design
  • Implemented complex algorithmic solutions
Systems EngineeringNetworksAlgorithmsResearch & DevelopmentSoftware DesignRust
Available in 1 month $80k-120k/yr
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WF-8258 Lead

Embedded Software Engineer

United Kingdom
15 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Built safety-critical automotive firmware using C, RTOS scheduling, real-time state machines, and ISO 26262/MISRA C practices on resource-constrained microcontrollers. Also develops Rust services with Axum, Tokio, SQLx, custom error types, and asynchronous concurrency from API design through persistence.

  • BLE GATT and custom wireless protocol implementations
  • CAN, UART, SPI, and I2C device communication
  • LittleFS and Dhara flash translation layers
  • Wear-leveling drivers for raw NAND and NOR flash
RustEmbedded CPythonAssemblerAxumTokio
Available in 1 month Salary on request
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JT-6966 Principal

Chief Product Officer

United Kingdom
18 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Architected electronic trading systems for FX and digital assets, including exchange connectivity, FPGA market-data adapters, trade capture, portfolio management, and risk controls. Also developed online machine-learning systems under extreme latency constraints and transactional platforms requiring extensive auditability and correctness.

  • Embedded Rust for performance-sensitive devices
  • OTC pricing and streaming infrastructure
  • PostgreSQL trade-booking database design
  • Mechanical-sympathy low-latency architecture
RustEmbedded RustPythonSQLPostgreSQLC++
Available in 3+ months £100k-150k/yr
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FZ-4522 Principal

Independent Software Engineer

United Kingdom
16 years
Flexible
Employee

Designed a typed language, compiler, and Rust runtime for LLM-generated agent workflows, modeling entities, relationships, and actions independently of external API formats. The runtime coordinates parallel execution, caches intermediate results, invalidates affected reads, and attaches provenance traces and information-flow labels to outputs.

  • Open-source compiler and runtime architecture
  • Policy checks for planned agent actions
  • Complete, partial, and unknown result coverage
  • Connected-home and provenance platform development
RustTypeScriptJavaScriptPythonErlangF#
Interviewing now $150k-200k/yr
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NP-3228 Principal

Principal Rust Engineer

United Kingdom
23 years
Remote
Freelancer

Works across Rust, WebAssembly, Python, TypeScript, Java, and Apache Spark. The available profile indicates a systems and data-engineering focus, but does not provide specific infrastructure scale, protocol domains, or project outcomes.

  • WebAssembly runtime development
  • Apache Spark data processing
  • Python automation tooling
  • TypeScript application development
RustWebAssemblyPythonTypeScriptJavaApache Spark
Interviewing now $120-170/hr
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