Senior Rust Systems Engineer

MWDN is a global IT outstaffing company with 23+ years of experience that connects exceptional tech talent with leading companies across Israel, the USA, Great Britain, and Western Europe. We offer opportunities to work on international products in a stable and professional environment. Why does MWDN rock?: Here’s what you can expect when you join MWDN: Security: We carefully vet our clients to minimize risks and ensure reliability and timely payments-no fraud or unpleasant surprises.Career support: If a project isn’t the right fit, we support you and actively help find new opportunities that match your skills and career goals.Legal assistance: We provide guidance on legal matters, including opening and managing your independent contractor or sole proprietorship status, taxes, and related processes.Professional development: We offer English courses and professional growth opportunities, as well as team-building events. Why choose us? MWDN is ranked among the top 5 IT employers in our region according to DOU. We take pride in our transparency and strong commitment to our team. Curious to learn more? See what our employees say about working with us on DOU. What is your new project?: Domain: Big Data infrastructure Location: Israel Company size: 11-50 What makes this project exciting?: Our client is an Israel-based company building next-generation infrastructure for Big Data systems. Backed by top investors including Hertz Ventures, Sierra Ventures, and Essence, the company is led by founders with proven success in cloud infrastructure and B2B SaaS. Their leadership has experience scaling companies like Granulate (acquired for $650M) and building teams and revenue from the ground up. They’re now expanding their core R&D team and looking for engineers who are excited to solve complex technical challenges. If you're ready to make an impact and work with some of the brightest minds in the field, this is the place to do it. What Makes You a Great Fit We're interested in A-level senior engineers who: Have 5+ years of relevant experience in systems programmingCan own complex performance-critical components end-to-endAre comfortable navigating hardware/software boundaries, memory management, I/O tuning, and concurrencyThrive in high-autonomy environments with high standardsCan collaborate with top engineers and deliver impact without hand-holding With a Proven Track Record In Systems programming in RustLow-level performance optimizationBuilding high-performance infrastructure and distributed systems Must-Have Requirements Expertise in RustStrong understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, and networking fundamentalsExperience in low-level system architectureExperience with multi-threading, memory layout optimization, or custom allocatorsProven ability to take full ownership of complex challenges from inception to delivery, with strong attention to detail and a problem-solving mindsetAbility to dive into unfamiliar codebases and optimize them quicklyComfortable working with minimal abstraction layers in high-performance environmentsLevel of spoken English: Fluent (C1) Your Day-to-day In This Position Accelerating distributed systems like Apache Spark, Hadoop, and RayBuilding native Rust-based execution enginesDeep performance tuning (e.g., SIMD, cache locality, zero-copy IO) Why work with us?: People-first management with minimal bureaucracyA friendly company culture, proven by employees who choose to returnFlexible working hours29 days of PTO (18 working days per year pluse all national holidays)10 paid recovery daysFull financial and legal support for independent contractorsFree English classes, with native speakers or Ukrainian teachersDedicated HR support Our Next Steps ✅ Intro call with a Recruiter — ✅ CEO Screening call — ✅ Technical take-home assignment in Rust — ✅ Technical deep dive with core team members — ✅ Culture and leadership fit with COO— ✅ Offer