Senior Rust/C++ Engineer (Backend)
Company:MLabs
Location:France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, EU timezone
Languages:English
Seniority level:Senior, 8+ years
Experience:8+ years
Skills:
AWSBackend DevelopmentDockerPostgreSQLGCPKafkaKubernetesRabbitmqSoftware ArchitectureC++RedisRustLinux
Requirements:
8+ years of professional experience in Backend Engineering. Strong background in the Financial Services or Fintech industry. 6+ years of experience with Rust and/or C++. Expert knowledge of asynchronous programming, thread safety, and lock-free data structures. 6+ years with PostgreSQL. 4+ years with low-latency messaging/persistence layers like Kafka, Redis, or RabbitMQ. Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP) and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes. Strong proficiency in securing backend APIs. Deep understanding of modern software testing methodologies.
Responsibilities:
Design and maintain high-throughput order book and indexing systems. Architect event-driven systems and scalable APIs/WebSockets. Implement advanced failover mechanisms, redundancy, and disaster recovery plans. Protect backend systems against sophisticated attack patterns. Define storage strategies balancing trade-offs between databases, key-value stores, and messaging queues. Lead comprehensive testing strategies and mentor team members.
