Senior Rust Engineer

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Rust Engineer to join a global, remote-first team. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in Rust development, a proven record of delivering production-ready software, and a passion for building high-performance systems for scientific or large-scale computational environments.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6–10 years of professional experience in Rust development, with a proven track record of shipping production code.
• Strong understanding of workflow engines, scientific computing, or large-scale computation.
• Expertise with Rust crates related to parsing, validation, and execution.
• Solid experience in API design and specification development.

• Proficiency in GitHub-based workflows for project management and collaboration.

   

Optional / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with OpenAPI (Swagger) specification design or enhancement.
• Familiarity with Workflow Description Language (WDL) and Task Execution Schema (TES).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or cloud/HPC environments.
• Previous participation in standards bodies (e.g., GA4GH).

• Experience using Rust crates such as utoipa for OpenAPI/Swagger documentation.

   

Additional Details

• Location: Remote (worldwide)
• Time Overlap: 3–4 hours with Chicago/Texas (US Central Time)
• Engagement: Contract, 3–6 months