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Senior Software Engineer - Rust

Defense Unicorns
Location
Remote, United States
Posted
1 month ago
Department
R&D
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Professional experience in software engineering, embedded systems, or firmware development
  • Strong proficiency in Rust
  • Experience integrating with microcontroller peripherals and hardware interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, USB, etc.)
  • Familiarity with software design, algorithm implementation, debugging/testing/profiling, and performance optimization
  • Working knowledge of distributed systems, data-distribution and network architectures
  • Networking protocols and technologies (TCP/UDP, BLE/LoRa, routing)
Nice to have
  • Experience developing autonomy, robotics, or human-machine-AI teaming systems
  • Experience applying machine learning techniques, including supervised/unsupervised learning, clustering, and classification
  • Experience with software-defined radio, MANET, and industrial/robotics communications systems
  • Experience optimizing systems for speed, size, power consumption, and cost
  • Experience contributing to open-source projects or industry standards bodies
What the job really is

The Senior Software Engineer - Rust will design and implement high-performance software systems using Rust, focusing on military applications that require resilience in contested environments. Responsibilities include system architecture, hardware integration, and developing software for human-machine-AI collaboration. The role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure reliable deployments and maintaining systems for operational use.

Benefits
  • Medical/Dental/Vision premiums are 100% Company Paid
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Company Stock Options
Things to weigh
  • No specific mention of the tech stack beyond Rust and embedded systems
  • Role involves working in high-stakes environments which may require adaptability to rapid changes
  • Compensation range provided, but no specific salary offered for the position
  • Focus on military applications may not appeal to all candidates
Job score3.6/5
Benefits5/5
Freshness4/5
Career value4/5
Role clarity5/5
Pay transparency0/5

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