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WM-5714 Lead Recently added

Software Developer - Pipeline Tools

United Kingdom
11 years
Hybrid
Employee / Freelancer

Led the development of cross-platform pipeline tools for media processing, utilizing Rust for high-performance requirements. Developed automation scripts to streamline workflows in Linux and macOS environments.

  • Integrated complex data transformations using Python
  • Built CI/CD pipelines for scalable deployment processes
  • Enhanced tool interoperability with custom scripting solutions
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Interviewing now £75k-80k/yr
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JJ-8790 Senior Recently added

Freelance Software Engineer

United Kingdom
10 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Builds backend systems, desktop software, API integrations, and AI automation workflows across Rust, Python, and native C++. Recent work includes payment reconciliation, operational platforms, distributed services, and document-context retrieval pipelines.

  • Maintains PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, and SQLite systems
  • Deploys infrastructure with Kubernetes and Terraform
  • Implements REST APIs and webhook integrations
  • Builds LLM agents with n8n and Make
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#HIRED Lead Recently hired

Senior Data Systems Engineer

United Kingdom
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
RustDataFusionDelta LakePostgreSQLGCPDockerArrowKafka
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WA-5634 Lead

Senior Engineer

United Kingdom
18 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Led the development of asynchronous Rust systems using tokio for scalable applications. Designed Java and Scala services with Spring Boot and cats for enterprise solutions. Focused on enhancing concurrency and performance in distributed environments.

  • Led asynchronous Rust system development
  • Designed Java/Scala enterprise services
  • Enhanced concurrency in distributed systems
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Available in 1 month £115k-130k/yr
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GC-5338 Lead

Backend Lead

United Kingdom
11 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Leads backend architecture for a production trading platform handling real user funds, with single-writer state, idempotent workflows, atomic settlement, and fail-closed reliability controls. Builds low-latency Rust services using Tokio and Axum, including real-time gRPC and WebSocket data pipelines.

  • Normalized multi-source market data with freshness handling
  • Designed bounded-channel backpressure and workload-isolated job queues
  • Operated PostgreSQL, Redis, ClickHouse, Kafka, and Flink systems
  • Developed Solana programs for on-chain transaction workflows
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Interviewing now $130k-180k/yr
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NY-9729 Principal

Founder - Tech Lead

United Kingdom
25 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Led development of distributed systems using Rust and Java, focusing on high concurrency. Spearheaded integration testing frameworks in Python to enhance system reliability.

  • Built distributed systems in Rust and Java
  • Focused on high concurrency solutions
  • Led Python integration testing frameworks
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AK-6257 Mid-level

Full-Stack Engineer

United Kingdom
3 years
On-site
Employee / Freelancer

Built payment, KYC, authentication, and transaction microservices in Go and Spring Boot for BNPL and logistics platforms. Designed Kafka-backed payment processing and PostgreSQL systems handling $250M in shipments, while achieving sub-120 ms p99 latency at 1,000 requests per second through sharding and Redis caching.

  • WhatsApp onboarding for 1M+ insurees
  • M-Pesa and mobile-wallet reconciliation
  • Terraform and Kubernetes infrastructure
  • BigQuery and Snowflake data workflows
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JP-9928 Senior

Pipeline Developer

United Kingdom
10 years
Hybrid
Employee / Freelancer

Built robust data pipelines for real-time analytics using Rust and Python. Specialized in cross-platform development with extensive experience in Linux and macOS environments.

  • Automated deployment scripts with bash and git
  • Streamlined ETL processes for large datasets
  • Integrated third-party APIs for data enrichment
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Available in 2 weeks £75k-85k/yr
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JZ-9294 Staff

Staff Software Engineer

United Kingdom
12 years
Employee / Freelancer

Architected a real-time data processing platform using Kafka and Redis for high-throughput applications. Developed scalable backend systems with Rust for efficient relational database interactions.

  • Implemented data serialization techniques for optimized network communication
  • Designed event-driven architectures for responsive data handling
  • Optimized Python scripts for complex data transformations
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CB-5998 Lead

Quant Researcher (Contract)

United Kingdom
20 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Re-engineers Delta One and ETF trading software from Python to Rust, targeting lower latency, stronger data quality, and production deployment on managed financial infrastructure. Background spans market data, payments, settlement, digital assets, Kafka, Flink, Spark, and recommendation platforms.

  • Built event-driven financial data systems
  • Applied DataOps and MLOps controls
  • Worked with vector databases and Elasticsearch
  • Managed infrastructure through Terraform and Nix
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AQ-9697 Mid-level

Software Engineer

United Kingdom
3 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Developed asynchronous backend systems using Rust and Tokio, optimizing data processing pipelines with MySQL. Applied functional programming techniques from Haskell in building robust, type-safe applications.

  • Built asynchronous systems with Rust and Tokio
  • Optimized data pipelines using MySQL
  • Applied Haskell functional programming techniques
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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
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Available in 3+ months £100k-150k/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
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Interviewing now $180-255/hr
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AE-4003 Lead

Senior Staff Application Engineer

United Kingdom
13 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Architected a large-scale backend system using Scala and Rust, focusing on data consistency and fault tolerance. Developed complex SQL queries for real-time data analytics in finance applications.

  • Integrated Typescript for frontend-backend interface consistency
  • Enhanced Java-based microservices for scalability
  • Pioneered backend solutions for financial transaction processing
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EE-6829 Lead

Scala Contractor

United Kingdom
19 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Led the development of scalable backend systems in Scala, optimizing performance for high-traffic environments. Implemented containerized solutions using Docker for consistent deployment.

  • Automated data processing pipelines with Python
  • Enhanced system reliability on Unix platforms
  • Developed custom Perl scripts for data manipulation
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Available in 2 weeks £120k-140k/yr
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