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# Senior Software Engineer Distributed Systems & Rust

- **Company:** AppLab Systems Inc
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $114,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Databases, Concurrent Computing, Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Web Applications, Web Services, Concurrency, Backend, Containerization, Kubernetes, Web Technologies, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-software-engineer-distributed-systems-rust-ca--29ccbd74-6bcc-4c15-82e4-bd0e51e97e7a

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Distributed Computing, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Distributed Computing, Concurrency, Web Services, Internet Application, Replication and Remote Mirroring, Concurrent Programming Language Family, * Strong hands-on experience with Rust development.

 * Experience with async/await, concurrency, Sync/Send, and modern Rust practices.
 * Strong experience designing and implementing highly scalable applications and web services.
 * Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts, including distributed consensus, replication, and failure detection.
 * Experience with concurrent programming, locking, memory synchronization, and atomic operations.
 * Experience developing high-performance and maintainable systems.
 * Strong understanding of testing, debugging, and production support.

Nice to Have:

 * Blob storage solutions.
 * Distributed key-value databases.
 * Kubernetes and container technologies.
 * Linux system internals.
 * Storage systems and internals.
 * Backend web technologies.

The position involves working on a distributed multi-tiered data orchestration service supporting critical AI/ML systems. The role requires strong ownership across the complete software lifecycle, from identifying improvements and implementation through production support.