Senior Rust Developer – Proxy Solution

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Remote or Onsite | Full-Time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Rust Developer to join our team in designing and developing an enterprise-grade, high-performance proxy solution using Rust. This project features a strong open-source dimension complemented by proprietary extensions. You will build advanced systems-level software by applying proxy-related architectures and techniques. This role requires deep expertise in asynchronous runtimes, networking, and system programming.

Responsibilities

• Design & Implementation: Contribute to the design and implementation of core components of our proxy solution, emphasizing performance, concurrency, and efficient system-level programming.
• Optimization: Fine-tune low-level networking, memory management, and async processing to maximize throughput and minimize latency.
• Feature Development: Integrate capabilities like live reconfiguration and real-time stream processing.
• Collaboration: Work closely with teams specializing in networking, hardware acceleration, and systems engineering while actively contributing to open-source projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Rust with a strong background in systems programming and asynchronous runtimes.
• Proven expertise in networking protocols, low-level performance optimization, and concurrency.
• Ability to work independently and effectively within cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with thread-per-core design, live reconfiguration, and stream processing.
• Familiarity with Apache Arrow and DataFusion.
• Background in hardware acceleration techniques (e.g., SIMD, modern CPU architectures).
• Contributions to Rust-based open-source projects.

Why Join Us?

Work on cutting-edge proxy technology that drives high-performance solutions. Join a passionate team dedicated to innovation and technical excellence, and help shape systems that operate at scale while contributing to both our open-source initiatives and proprietary advancements.

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

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Hybrid

Employees within 30 commutable miles of an F5 office are required to work from the office a minimum of 30 business days per quarter.

Remote

Primarily work from designated home location but can come into an F5 office to work or travel to an offsite location as needed.

Together, we're building a better digital world.

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