Senior Software Engineer (Rust / C++)
First seen by Alion on Nov 12, 2026.
We are looking for a Senior to join our team.
The team relies on automated testing, continuous integration, code reviews, and collaborative engineering practices to keep quality high. We want someone who enjoys complex technical problems, takes ownership, and is keen to learn new technologies while helping shape the platform’s future.
Responsibilities
• Learn, contribute to, and gradually take ownership of services in Rust
• Participate in modernizing existing platform capabilities and architecture
• Design and implement scalable APIs and distributed system components
• Help define and deliver valuable, testable, maintainable user stories
• Write high-quality, well-tested code backed by automated unit and integration tests
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex production and performance issues
• Contribute to performance, reliability, and scalability improvements
• Collaborate with engineers across teams on strategic platform enhancements
• Create and maintain technical documentation
Requirements
• Strong professional experience developing software in Rust
• Interest in and willingness to work with C++
• Solid grounding in software engineering principles and modern development practices
• Experience designing scalable, maintainable, high-performance applications
• Strong knowledge of design principles and patterns, including SOLID and test-driven development
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, or cloud-native applications
• Experience with automated testing (unit, integration, end-to-end)
• Understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and security fundamentals
• Experience with relational databases and data persistence
• Familiarity with REST APIs and service-oriented architectures
• Experience with containers and cloud platforms is a plus
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
Apply now!