Rust Software Engineer

Rust Software Engineer

Location: Reston, VA
Security Clearance: SECRET

Were looking for a mid-level Rust Software Engineer to build and optimize high-performance software supporting simulation, optimization, and decision support in mission-focused environments.

Youll work in a large, production Rust codebase alongside researchers and engineers, turning complex algorithms and research into reliable, performant software . The role spans backend services, databases, frontend applications, and supporting infrastructure, making it a strong fit for an engineer who enjoys solving challenging technical problems and seeing research become operational capability.

What Youll Do

- Develop and maintain production software in a large Rust codebase

- Design and optimize performance-sensitive algorithms and computational workloads

- Build backend services using technologies such as Axum and Tokio

- Integrate software with databases, frontend applications, APIs, and infrastructure

- Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and end users to translate complex technical concepts into practical software

- Help evolve research-driven capabilities into scalable, maintainable production systems

Required Qualifications

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Mathematics , or a related technical field

- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience

- Strong experience developing production-grade, performance-sensitive software in Rust

- Experience developing backend services with Axum or similar frameworks

- Experience with asynchronous programming , preferably using Tokio

- Strong software engineering fundamentals and problem-solving skills

- Experience working across the software stack, including familiarity with web application development

- Ability to collaborate effectively with researchers, engineers, and end users

- U.S. citizenship required

- ACTIVE SECRET Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

- ACTIVE TS/SCI CLEARANCE

- Experience with Java, Python, TypeScript, and/or React

- Experience developing highly optimized parallel or concurrent software

- Experience with GPU programming or acceleration

- Background working on simulation, optimization, scientific computing, or other computationally intensive applications

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging, mission-critical software where performance matters and your work directly contributes to real-world capabilities. Youll have the chance to operate at the intersection of advanced research and production engineering , working with a highly technical team to turn sophisticated algorithms into software that performs in the real world.

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