Senior Rust Engineer

We're partnering with a fast-growing AI infrastructure startup that's building foundational tooling for the next generation of AI applications. They're looking for a Senior Rust Engineer to help build highly performant systems that power AI workloads at scale. What You'll Do Design and build high-performance backend systems in Rust . Develop low-latency, highly reliable services that operate at large scale. Build infrastructure for AI model serving, inference, routing, and distributed systems. Optimize performance, memory usage, and concurrency across critical services. Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to rapidly ship production-ready features. Drive architectural decisions and contribute to engineering best practices. Requirements 5+ years of software engineering experience. Strong professional experience with Rust . Experience building distributed systems, networking services, or infrastructure software. Deep understanding of systems programming, concurrency, and asynchronous programming. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure). Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and modern DevOps workflows. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment. Nice to Have Experience with LLM infrastructure or AI platforms. Familiarity with model serving, inference engines, or API gateways. Experience working with high-throughput, low-latency systems. Previous startup experience. Why Join? Competitive compensation ($200K–$260K base + equity). Opportunity to build core infrastructure for cutting-edge AI products. High ownership with direct impact on technical direction. Work alongside a world-class engineering team in San Francisco. 📩 If you're interested—or know someone who might be—a DM is the best way to learn more.