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We are seeking a passionate Rust engineer to help us build and scale Wasmer Edge, our next-generation, globally distributed compute cloud powered by WebAssembly.

Job Responsibility:

  • Design, build, and maintain the core components of our global compute platform in Rust
  • Develop the scheduler and orchestration logic for deploying and managing WebAssembly workloads
  • Build and optimize low-latency networking, service mesh, persistence layers, and load balancers
  • Collaborate on the operational strategy for a highly available, multi-region platform

Requirements:

  • Proficiency in Rust and a strong passion for systems programming
  • Ability to work on diverse tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • Demonstrated experience or a deep interest in distributed systems, concurrency, and networking
  • Strong understanding of Linux fundamentals
  • Demonstrated 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills
  • A self-driven and proactive attitude, comfortable in a startup environment
  • Based in CET timezone or within ±2h

Nice to have:

  • Experience operating large-scale, multi-region distributed systems
  • Strong expertise on at least one low-level topic: kernel, drivers, GPU, compilers, assembly, garbage collection, filesystem
  • Strong knowledge of networking protocols and concepts
  • Previously worked on workload orchestration technologies like Kubernetes
  • workload isolation technologies (hypervisors, containers, Firecracker, GVisor...)
  • distributed file systems
  • load balancers
  • Previous work on cloud infrastructure
What we offer:
  • Competitive salary and stock options
  • Generous vacation policy
  • Flexible and or remote work policies
  • Monthly fitness stipend
  • Monthly stipend for open-source contributions
  • Economic support for skills development, continuous learning, and attending conferences

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Job Posted:
May 04, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Remote work
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