Software Developer (Rust) - 9-Month Contract (Inside IR35) - Northampton

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance Rust services within a distributed, event-driven architecture
• Develop and operate services deployed in Kubernetes (on-prem/cloud) environments
• Build systems that communicate via message queues (eg RabbitMQ, Kafka, Service Bus)
• Develop scalable data processing pipelines for simulation and engineering workflows
• Optimise systems for low latency, high throughput, and concurrency
• Contribute to system design, reliability improvements, and performance optimisation
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, including latency and data consistency challenges
• Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, and deployment patterns
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to deliver robust, scalable Back End platforms

• Strong experience with Rust in production environments
• Proven experience building high-performance Back End or systems-level applications
• Experience with concurrency, async programming, and Multithreading in Rust
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, GKE or on-prem clusters)
• Experience with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar queue-based architectures
• Experience working with event-driven systems and distributed architectures
• Strong understanding of data processing pipelines, streaming, or high-throughput systems
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience debugging and optimising performance, scalability, and reliability in production systems

Northampton, Northamptonshire - Up to £500 Per Day Contract Posted by: Hamilton Barnes Posted: Wednesday, 1 April 2026