Rust Developer

Position Title : Senior Rust Developer

Location : Gurugram

Employment Type : Full-time (6 days/week)

Experience :

• Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience.
• At least 3 years of dedicated experience working with Rust.

Technical Skills :

• Strong proficiency in Rust.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.
• Familiarity with Rust development tools, libraries, and frameworks.

We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer with 10+ years of experience in systems-level engineering (Rust/C/C++), including 5+ years of production Rust, to design and build high-performance, low-latency, fault-tolerant trading infrastructure. Prior hands-on experience with financial trading systems is mandatory.

Responsibilities

1. Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services using Rust - Build scalable and reliable distributed systems capable of handling high request volumes - Optimize application performance, memory usage, and resource utilization - Design clean, maintainable, and well-tested software architecture
2. Collaborate with product, engineering, and DevOps teams to deliver production-ready solutions
3. Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical planning - Troubleshoot production issues and improve system reliability and observability - Write clean, well-documented, production-quality code following engineering best practices

Required Qualifications

1. 10+ years of professional systems programming experience in Rust, C, or C++ (5+ years production Rust)
2. Mandatory: hands-on experience with financial trading systems — exchanges, order books, matching engines, OMS/RMS, or market data systems (equities, F&O, FX, commodities, or crypto)
3. Strong understanding of exchange mechanics — order types, price-time priority matching, spot trading, derivatives (futures/perpetuals), options, margining and liquidation concepts
4. Strong experience building production-grade, low-latency, high-throughput backend applications
5. Solid understanding of distributed systems and concurrent programming — Raft/consensus, replication, snapshots, deterministic state machines, exactly-once semantics
6. Advanced concurrency: lock-free/wait-free structures, ring buffers, thread-per-core design, core pinning
7. Strong understanding of networking concepts — TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, real-time communication, asynchronous networking
8. Experience designing and implementing binary communication protocols for inter-service communication (SBE, Protocol Buffers, FlatBuffers, Cap'n Proto)
9. Experience with microservices architecture and event-driven systems - Experience with messaging systems such as Aeron, Kafka, NATS, or similar high-performance platforms
10. Strong understanding of in-memory data structures and efficient memory management — cache lines, memory ordering, NUMA, allocation-free design
11. Experience working with relational databases and caching systems
12. Experience working in Linux-based production environments
13. Familiarity with containerization and modern deployment practices
14. Strong debugging, profiling, and benchmarking skills (perf, flamegraphs, Criterion) - Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities; ability to work independently and take ownership of technical deliverables

Preferred Technical Experience

1. Tokio, Tonic (gRPC), Serde, Tracing, Criterion, Cargo/Clippy/Rustfmt - Aeron, LMAX Disruptor, Chronicle, or FIX engines
2. Kernel-bypass networking concepts (io_uring, DPDK, AF_XDP); hardware timestamping
3. Lock-free or wait-free programming techniques
4. Options pricing / Greeks / volatility surface exposure

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience designing highly available and fault-tolerant systems (active-active, consensus-based failover)
2. Deterministic simulation / property-based testing of stateful systems
3. Exposure to cloud infrastructure and production monitoring tools
4. Open-source contributions (openraft, TigerBeetle, tokio, etc.) or personal Rust systems projects

Selection Process

1. 3 Rounds of Technical Interview
2. 1 Round of Management Interview
3. Shortlisting based on work evidence (repo/PR/design doc/write-up of a hard problem solved)
4. Systems design deep-dive (order book / matching engine design), hands-on coding round, distributed systems round

Impact Analytics™ (Series D Funded) delivers AI-native SaaS solutions and consulting services that help companies maximize profitability and customer satisfaction through deeper data insights and predictive analytics. With a fully integrated, end-to-end platform for planning, forecasting, merchandising, pricing, and promotions, Impact Analytics empowers companies to make smarter decisions based on real-time insights rather than relying on last year’s inputs to forecast and plan this year’s business. Powered by over one million machine learning models, Impact Analytics has been leading AI innovation for a decade, setting new benchmarks in forecasting, planning, and operational excellence across the retail, grocery,

manufacturing, and CPG sectors. In 2025, Impact Analytics is at the forefront of the Agentic AI revolution, delivering autonomous solutions that enable businesses to adapt in real time, optimize operations, and drive profitability without manual intervention.

Here’s a link to our website: www.impactanalytics.co.

Impact Analytics builds AI-powered, Cloud-Native products and platforms. As we tackle increasingly complex backend challenges, we are looking for seasoned backend architects to collaborate with product and engineering teams in shaping the future of enterprise software.

Meet the Team: Rooted in AI and Engineering first principles, our cross-functional teams of ML and AI Engineers and Data Scientist thrive in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment. We emphasize collaboration, continuous learning, and high-impact delivery. Our backend teams specialize in modern frameworks, data platforms, infrastructure engineering, DevOps practices, and scalable service architectures. Top performers are recognized, valued, and supported with ample growth opportunities.

Role Overview: This is a senior-level, individual contributor role focused on hands-on technical leadership in backend architecture. The role is centered around three core areas:

● Drive complex backend architecture initiatives that span across multiple engineering and technology domains.

● Lead strategic R&D efforts to evaluate new backend technologies, frameworks, and methodologies, and champion their adoption company-wide. ● Spearhead our Multi-Cloud & Hybrid-Cloud backend strategies, ensuring scalable, secure, and resilient architecture patterns.

What our ideal candidate may look like:

● 14+ years of software development experience, with at least 4 years as an Architect or Staff Engineer role, particularly in backend systems.

● A backend technology expert with in-depth, hands-on experience in building and scaling enterprise SaaS with distributed architecture, In depth knowledge of Rest and Event driven architecture with low latency and high-throughput in memory systems.

● Designing stateful backend to handle large data including message broker, distributed queue, caching. Good understanding of High Availability and Disaster recovery for the critical production system.

● In depth understanding of Async, Multi Threading and Multi Processing Architecture to ensure our system efficiently use the programming principle for higher concurrency support

● Proficiency in following programming languages (Python, Rust), with a strong foundation in software engineering principles. Knowledge of Rust is a strong plus, especially in the context of high-performance, memory safety and ownership.

● Deep understanding of system design, database architecture (SQL & NoSQL), microservices, observability, resilience engineering, and secure coding practices.

● Exposure to big data platforms, stream processing, machine learning infrastructure, and multi-cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) is preferred.

● Excellent communicator and collaborator, with the ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders.

● Proven experience mentoring engineers and guiding architectural decisions at scale.

What We Offer

● Opportunity to lead large, high-impact projects for global Fortune 500 clients.

● Work in a high-growth startup environment with a flat, collegial culture.

● Best-in-class remuneration and benefits.

● A platform for personal and professional growth with ownership and autonomy.

Some of our accolades include:

● Ranked as one of America's Fastest-Growing Companies by Financial Times for five consecutive years: 2020-2024.

● Ranked as one of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc. 5000 for seven consecutive years: 2018-2024.

● Voted #1 by more than 300 retailers worldwide in the RIS Software LeaderBoard 2024 report.

● Ranked #72 in America’s Most Innovative Companies list in 2023—by Fortune—alongside companies like Microsoft, Tesla, Apple, IBM, etc.

● Forged a strategic partnership with Google to equip retailers with cutting-edge generative AI tools.

● Recognized in multiple Gartner reports, including Market Guides and Hype Cycle, spanning assortments, merchandising, forecasting, algorithmic retailing, and Unified Price, Promotion, and Markdown Optimization Applications.

Summary: 

You will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and optimizing smart contracts and zero-knowledge proof (ZK) circuits using Solidity and Rust programming languages. You will work closely with our development team to build scalable and secure blockchain solutions that leverage zero-knowledge proofs for privacy and scalability enhancements. 

It is an amazing opportunity to work on cutting edge fintech Key 

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy smart contracts on Ethereum and other blockchain platforms using Solidity. 
• Implement zero-knowledge proof circuits and protocols in Rust for privacy-preserving and scalable blockchain applications. 
• Collaborate with the research team to explore and implement cutting-edge cryptographic techniques for zero-knowledge proofs. 
• Optimize smart contracts and zero-knowledge proof circuits for performance, scalability, and security. 
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure the quality and robustness of the codebase. 
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in blockchain technology, zero-knowledge proofs, and decentralized finance (DeFi). 
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including software engineers, and product managers to deliver high-quality blockchain solutions. 
• Contribute to the development of technical documentation, including specifications, architecture diagrams, and developer guides.

Context for the Candidates:

Blockchain engineers are tasked with building secure, scalable, and high-performance decentralized applications. This discussion focuses on how to utilize key technologies—Node.js, Rust, Go, TypeScript, Ethers.js, viem, and Hardhat—in smart contract and blockchain system development, while addressing the practical challenges that arise in such projects.

Key Discussion Points:

• How do you integrate Node.js, Rust, Go, and TypeScript in blockchain-backed applications?

• Discuss the trade-offs between using Rust or Go for performance-critical blockchain services.

• What are the key challenges in ensuring the security and scalability of smart contracts using tools like Ethers.js, viem, and Hardhat?

• How do you approach testing, debugging, and deploying smart contracts in a decentralized environment?

• Share best practices for gas optimization, contract upgradability, and backend scalability.

Evaluation Criteria:

1. Technical Knowledge:

• Strong knowledge of Node.js, Rust, Go, and TypeScript with practical experience in blockchain development.

• Proficiency in Ethers.js, viem, Hardhat, and smart contract lifecycle (development, testing, deployment).

• Understanding of security best practices, performance optimizations, and scalability in decentralized systems.

2. Problem-Solving and Integration Skills:

• How candidates approach integrating smart contract solutions with backend services using Node.js, Rust, Go, and TypeScript.

• Solutions proposed for common challenges in blockchain projects such as gas fees, security vulnerabilities, and system bottlenecks.

3. Experience and Expertise:

• Minimum of 2 years of IT experience, including hands-on development with the specified technologies.

• Practical knowledge of blockchain architecture, consensus mechanisms, and decentralized application deployment.

4. Innovation and Critical Thinking:

• Candidates’ ability to think creatively about system architecture, proposing scalable and secure solutions for blockchain-based applications.

• Discussion on the future potential of blockchain technology and how the tech stack can evolve.

5. Communication and Team Collaboration:

• Clear articulation of technical challenges and how to address them in a team setting.

• Ability to lead or contribute to discussions in a way that encourages collaboration and team-driven problem-solving.

We are looking for a Rust Developer to join our cutting-edge development team as it grows. The candidate must be comfortable working in an agile environment and can take the lead when necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing the product as per the product specification defined by the product managers
• Responsible for performing research on the best methods of implementing the requirements
• Author and curate technical documentation to support delivery, maintenance, and adoption
• Work with programmers, engineers, and management heads to identify process improvement opportunities, propose system modifications, and devise governance strategies to optimise the overall performance
• Design and develop automated deployment and maintenance mechanisms
• Solving development challenges and making architectural decisions by understanding the larger picture of the project goals
• Expanding your existing skill set, and picking up on various rust-dependent frameworks
• Confidently communicating and collaborating with your fellow developers in an office set-up.

Requirements:

• Must have experience in Rust programming language
• Have excellent knowledge of different data structures and algorithms
• Working knowledge of any other programming language Python, Java, or JavaScript is good to have
• Experience with, or understanding of, Kafka or Redis, Cloud infrastructure services, and Docker is an added advantage
• Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, etc.
• Experience in Backend and APIs development
• Experience in analysing and optimising the platform's performance

Antier, a leading brand in Crypto Assets Management, is looking for a Golang Developer capable of writing custom blockchains and have good knowledge of C++ or Rust / Golang.

Antier – a leading blockchain development company – harnesses the power of blockchain and other technologies like distributed ledger and smart contracts to build scalable, asset agnostic applications such as white label exchange platforms (centralized, decentralized and P2P), smart wallets, ICO, STO, tokens and other enterprise blockchain solutions development. Our experts follow design thinking-driven approach to identify blockchain use cases and create intelligent strategies around the same to accelerate your deployments. Together, we are decentralizing the world by combining our deep domain expertise and rich experience to deliver blockchain solutions at enterprise scale. 

Experience: 1-4 years

Required Skills: 

1. Able to write programs with a compiled language (C/C++, Go, or Rust)
2. Must have knowledge of SQL Database programming.
3. Degree or equivalent in Software Engineering.
4. Problem-solving skills.
5. Excited to learn and develop blockchain technology (No experience yet? No problem!)
6. Possess a strong sense of ownership in your work, which drives you to find ways to do things better and faster.
7. Always up-to-speed on the latest technologies.
8. Constantly on the lookout for new and innovative ways to solve complex problems through rigorous experimentation.
9. Your communication style is open, transparent, and direct, and you consistently work in tight collaboration with your teammates.
10. Always open to feedback, new ideas, and opportunities for self-improvement.
11. Ability to work independently as well as collaborate with a small team of developers on various work streams and guide them on development tasks, perform code reviews and ensure design and coding are adhering to architectural standards.

We harness the potential of varied Blockchain platforms to deliver innovative enterprise grade blockchain solutions that make a difference. Get a chance to explore  a completely new environment of working.

• Write a significant amount of code for new and existing databases and related systems
• Scale and own these backend systems and databases
• Ship high-quality code and architecture
• Mentor engineers on the team, developing their skills and helping advance their careers
• Work with the founders to flesh out the future of the product
• Help shape the future of our engineering organization

Requirements

• A passion for working on deeply technical projects and wanting to work on distributed systems, concurrency & parallelism, replication protocols, file systems & correctness
• You have been building applications for 5+ years with C/C++ or Rust and have significant backend, database, or systems-level programming experience
• You have a BS/MS/Ph.D. in a scientific field or equivalent experience
• You want to work in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment that respects its engineers and customers
• You are comfortable working with a 100% distributed engineering team, collaborating on GitHub, Slack, Zoom, etc. in the open and as a self-starter

Bonus points:

• Experience working on databases or other storage systems internals
• Experience with Apache Arrow, Apache Parquet
• Know how columnar databases work
• Know how to convert an algorithm to use SIMD instructions
• Good knowledge of Linux internals
• You’ve contributed to open-source libraries and actively participate in the development community (blogging, giving talks, meetups, tweeting, etc.)