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NP-3228 Principal Recently added

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
Rust WebAssembly Python TypeScript Java Apache Spark
Interviewing now $180-255/hr
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JJ-2389 Senior Recently added

Rust Software Engineer

United Kingdom
7 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Specialized in developing high-performance systems with Rust, emphasizing concurrency and memory safety. Contributed to open-source projects, enhancing libraries used in real-time data processing.

  • Developed cross-platform libraries in Rust and C++
  • Optimized TypeScript front-end applications for performance
  • Implemented real-time analytics systems in Python
Rust C C++ JavaScript TypeScript Python
Interviewing now $80k-90k/yr
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#HIRED Lead Recently hired

Lead Systems Engineer

United Kingdom
12 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 embedded RTOS C Linux ARM Tokio Docker
Hired Salary: $XXX,XXX
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EA-2348 Principal

Senior Rust Blockchain Engineer

United Kingdom
12 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Led the development of a decentralized finance platform using Rust, integrating smart contract functionality with Solidity. Optimized blockchain transaction throughput and reduced gas costs.

  • Developed microservices in Go for backend services
  • Integrated TypeScript for frontend development
  • Performed security audits on blockchain codebases
Rust Solidity Go TypeScript C# .NET
Interviewing now $150k-180k/yr
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JB-8875 Mid-level

Rust Software Engineer

United Kingdom
4 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Developed backend systems using Rust and Python, focusing on data-intensive applications. Implemented Redis-based caching solutions, enhancing query performance. Designed SQL schemas for efficient data retrieval and storage operations.

  • Backend development with Rust and Python
  • Implemented Redis caching solutions
  • Designed efficient SQL schemas
Rust C++ Python SQL Async Rust Tokio
Interviewing now Salary on request
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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
Rust Tokio Axum Tower Async programming Concurrency
Interviewing now $130k-180k/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
Rust Embedded C Python Assembler Axum Tokio
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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
Rust Embedded Rust Python SQL PostgreSQL C++
Available in 3+ months £100k-150k/yr
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AF-2305 Lead

Lead Blockchain Engineer

United Kingdom
11 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Led the development of blockchain solutions using Rust and Solana, focusing on cross-chain interoperability. Implemented AI agents for automated contract execution.

  • Developed smart contracts for decentralized applications
  • Integrated blockchain solutions with existing financial systems
  • Optimized transaction throughput on blockchain networks
Blockchain Rust Solana AI Agents Cross-Chain Smart Contracts
Interviewing now $150k-150k/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
Rust Python Java AWS Google Cloud Azure
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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++ Rust C Python Java Kotlin
Interviewing now £50k-65k/yr
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QH-3591 Senior

Co-Founder & CEO

United Kingdom
7 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Led the design and development of a cloud-based platform leveraging Rust for backend services. Innovated scalable solutions for real-time data processing pipelines in AWS environments.

  • Developed cloud-native architecture using Rust
  • Implemented real-time data pipelines on AWS
  • Optimized backend services for scalability
Rust Python .NET TypeScript React AWS
Available in 2 weeks Salary on request
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SV-2316 Principal

Founding / Principal Engineer

United Kingdom
22 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed distributed systems using Rust and Erlang, focusing on fault tolerance and scalability. Developed cross-platform mobile applications in Swift, optimizing for user experience.

  • Implemented JavaScript for dynamic web applications
  • Led Java projects for enterprise-level solutions
  • Architected Python systems for data-driven applications
Rust Swift Python Java Erlang JavaScript
Interviewing now £120k-150k/yr
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LY-1264 Principal

Senior Software Engineer

United Kingdom
12 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Architected robust back-end solutions using Rust and C#, focusing on system performance and maintainability. Experienced in developing cross-platform applications with TypeScript and JavaScript.

  • Automated workflows with Bash scripting
  • Integrated C for performance-critical modules
  • Developed multi-threaded applications for scalability
TypeScript JavaScript Rust C# Bash C
Available in 1 month £80k-80k/yr
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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
Python Go Rust C++ C Distributed systems
Available in 2 weeks $180k-200k/yr
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