Job Description
🚀 Backend Engineer (Rust / Distributed Systems), Early Team Opportunity
I’m working with an innovative, early-stage tech company that’s building a cutting-edge platform from the ground up. They’re looking for Backend Engineers to join the team and help shape the technical foundation.
This is a rare chance to join early, work directly with senior engineers and the founders, and have a real impact on the architecture and systems that will scale to thousands or millions of users.
💡 What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll be part of a small, high-calibre engineering team designing and building scalable, high-performance systems. You’ll touch everything from backend services to a shared Rust-based core that powers multiple platforms, ensuring smooth and reliable performance.
Your role will include:
- Designing and implementing distributed systems from the ground up.
- Developing and maintaining a shared Rust codebase that handles networking, data synchronisation, and core logic across platforms.
- Collaborating closely with other engineers across the stack to solve complex problems together.
- Taking ownership of your scope — monitoring systems, responding to incidents, and improving reliability.
- Driving technical decisions, proposing new ideas, and helping shape team processes.
🧠Who They’re Looking For
They’re hiring engineers at multiple levels, curiosity, drive, and technical skill are more important than years of experience.
Ideal candidates have:
- Professional or open-source experience with Rust.
- Experience building or maintaining distributed systems in production (Kafka, Redpanda, ScyllaDB, Cassandra, etc.).
- A passion for solving complex engineering problems and designing scalable systems.
🌍 Why This Role Stands Out
- Be part of a small, collaborative, and ambitious team where your work is visible and impactful.
- Enjoy a supportive work environment that encourages learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
- Full relocation and visa support available for international hires.
- Competitive benefits include health coverage, parental leave, generous time off, and company-wide breaks to recharge.
Please note: this role is onsite full-time in Paris.