Staff Software Engineer

A remote-first technology company building secure, privacy-aware backend infrastructure for digital identity, authorization, and trust-based systems. The platform focuses on enabling secure data exchange and access control at scale, with a strong emphasis on security-by-design.

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Overview

This is a Staff-level backend engineering role with meaningful ownership over architecture and technical direction. The environment is highly engineering-driven, with backend systems treated as long-term products rather than short-lived services.

You will work on security-critical, high-performance backend systems written in Rust, with a focus on correctness, scalability, and maintainability.

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Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across backend systems written in Rust
• Drive architecture for security-critical, high-performance services
• Design and implement systems related to:
  • Cryptography
  • Authentication and authorization
  • Identity and trust infrastructure
• Mentor 4–8 backend engineers, contributing hands-on where it matters
• Work across event-driven and serverless architectures
• Collaborate closely with engineering and product stakeholders

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Requirements

• Strong production experience with Rust
• Staff-level seniority with exposure to complex, distributed systems
• Experience designing backend systems where security, correctness, and performance are critical
• Familiarity with modern backend and cloud architectures
• Comfortable mentoring senior engineers and influencing technical direction

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Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: €100,000 – €130,000
• Annual bonus: ~15%
• Equity: Included
• Remote-first: EU / UK

Send your resume to digital.identity.staff@rustjobs.dev