Software Engineering Lead (Rust) - Catalyst

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Requirements:

• Minimum of 7 years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3 years specifically in technical leadership roles.
• Extensive experience managing source code with Git and other version control systems.
• Proven expertise in implementing agile methodologies within development teams.
• Demonstrable history of successfully delivering large-scale, complex software projects from conception to production.
• Advanced proficiency in functional and object-oriented programming paradigms.
• Deep familiarity with software engineering best practices, including design patterns, thorough testing strategies, and debugging methodologies.
• Expert-level proficiency with Rust in complex production environments.
• Comprehensive understanding of Rust’s ownership model, borrowing mechanisms, lifetimes, concurrency, and async paradigms.
• Extensive experience architecting and developing scalable web services and RESTful APIs.
• In-depth knowledge of HTTP protocols, security best practices, accessibility standards, and compliance requirements.
• Proven expertise in distributed systems design and networking.
• Expert-level proficiency in writing robust, idiomatic Rust code aligned with high-level architectural guidelines.
• Strong leadership and mentorship abilities, capable of guiding and enhancing team performance.
• Proven capability to design efficient testing strategies that ensure high code coverage and reliability.
• Deep understanding of distributed and concurrent computing principles.
• Solid grasp of fundamental cryptographic concepts and their practical application.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills for tackling complex engineering challenges.
• Proactive identification of risks and implementation of strategic technical solutions.
• Strong communication skills, clearly articulating technical concepts to stakeholders and team members.
• Excellent documentation and API design skills to facilitate clarity and maintainability.
• Demonstrated independence and initiative in leading complex projects with minimal oversight.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, ensuring timely delivery of milestones.
• Commitment to software engineering best practices to avoid unnecessary complexity and feature creep.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation of agile software development practices within your team.
• Coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple time zones.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Rust engineers, guiding architectural decisions and coding practices.
• Independently manage complex software development tasks, proactively identifying and solving technical challenges.
• Review and refine specifications in collaboration with architects and formal methods specialists.
• Oversee the design of critical algorithms and system architectures.
• Ensure the delivery of clean, efficient, maintainable, and scalable Rust code.
• Foster a culture of frequent commits, code reviews, and incremental pull requests.
• Promote and ensure comprehensive coverage with unit, property-based, and integration tests.
• Lead code reviews and guide teammates to produce high-quality code consistently.
• Oversee bug resolution processes and proactively address technical debt in legacy code.
• Act as the escalation point for critical severity issues and coordinate emergency response efforts.
• Integrate and maintain third-party software components and libraries.
• Manage software verification and deployment processes, ensuring reliability and stability.
• Lead troubleshooting, debugging, and upgrading initiatives for existing software solutions.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of comprehensive technical documentation.
• Demonstrate expertise in distributed systems, concurrent computation, and foundational cryptographic principles.