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# Senior Rust Engineer

- **Company:** Understanding Recruitment
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Clojure, Computer Programming, Open Source Technology, Erlang, Backend, Low Latency, Stream Processing
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.understandingrecruitment.com/job/senior-rust-engineer-9265/

## About the Role

* Production experience with Rust, or contributions to production grade open source repos. 2+ Years.

 * Experience working with Tokio, or other asynchronous frameworks such as async.std or Smol.

 * Ideally a background in a core programming language such as C, C++, or Core Java. Candidates from functional backgrounds such as Scala, Erlang or Clojure are also encouraged to apply.
 * Experience developing low-latency, high throughput systems.

Nice to have:

 * Experience working with drones or robotics
 * experience working with microcontrollers

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the most rapidly scaling companies in Europe, that are developing truly cutting edge software and hardware.

## Description

Senior Rust Engineer

Up to 120,000

Remote (UK OR Germany)

Low Latency | Async Rust | Tokio

Drones

We have a new and exclusive partnership with one of the most exciting scale-ups in Europe, who are looking to double in size their engineering team. They have a valuation exceeding 2 billion Euros.

The company builds aerial intelligence hardware and software. They're main focus is the manufacturing of UAV's. Alongside this, they are also developing bleeding-edge software that provides actionable insights in defense, security and professional services.

The Rust Team:

This engineering team are focusing on building a greenfield command and control center, designed specifically for unmanned systems.

What you'll be doing:

 * Architect, build, and support reliable, high-performance systems for coordinating swarms and handling sensor data.
 * Develop streamlined communication methods and real-time data processing tools tailored for robotic platforms.
 * Work hand-in-hand with multidisciplinary teams to connect backend infrastructure with robotic applications and sensor arrays.
 * Enhance overall system efficiency, expandability, and dependability within distributed robotic setups.

Experience you'll need:

 * Production experience with Rust, or contributions to production grade open source repos. 2+ Years.

 * Experience working with Tokio, or other asynchronous frameworks such as async.std or Smol.

 * Ideally a background in a core programming language such as C, C++, or Core Java. Candidates from functional backgrounds such as Scala, Erlang or Clojure are also encouraged to apply.
 * Experience developing low-latency, high throughput systems.

Nice to have:

 * Experience working with drones or robotics
 * experience working with microcontrollers

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the most rapidly scaling companies in Europe, that are developing truly cutting edge software and hardware.