Senior Backend Engineer (Rust)

About the role

We are hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to help build the systems that power our data platform. This role focuses on designing and implementing backend services and data pipelines that handle large-scale industrial telemetry.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend services in Rust
• Develop telemetry ingestion pipelines for high-frequency sensor data
• Build storage systems optimized for efficient querying and long-term data retention
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define system architecture and requirements
• Contribute to the transition of systems from on-premise to cloud-based infrastructure
• Help shape the long-term direction of our data platform
• Build reliable, production-grade systems with a focus on performance and maintainability

Requirements

• 7+ years of backend or systems engineering experience
• Experience building data pipelines, distributed systems, or backend infrastructure
• Experience working with high-throughput, time-series, and high-cardinality data
• Proficiency in Rust, or strong experience in C++/systems programming with interest in learning Rust
• Ability to work through ambiguity and contribute to system design decisions

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc.)
• Experience with streaming/data processing systems (Kafka, Spark, Flink)
• Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, HBase, etc.)
• Experience working with hardware, IoT, industrial data systems

Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience with high-performance computing
• Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices architecture

Benefits

The position is based in Marina Del Rey onsite. We are open to local candidates and those open to relocation.

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week.

Benefits

Health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and other benefits.

Team & Exposure

You will work closely with a small, highly technical team building core infrastructure for the platform. This role is cross-functional and closely tied to product initiatives around telemetry and reporting. You will have meaningful ownership over system design and contribute directly to how our data platform evolves.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.