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# Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Backend - Pro

- **Company:** Payward, Inc.
- **Location:** Red Lion, PA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Network Service, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Apache Kafka, Programming Languages
- **Published:** November 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-software-engineer-rust-backend-pro-red-lion-pa--d24c73b1-20e0-4faa-8d9b-75af72b3ad89

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Rust Programming Language, Benchmarking, Financial Systems, Global Financial Markets, Cryptography, Futures, Application Programming Interface (API), Search Technology, System Architecture, * 7+ years of software engineering experience

 * Experience building financial trading focused products
 * Proficient in writing network services or asynchronous code in Rust
 * Have a security-first mindset during system design to ensure robustness
 * Demonstrate the ability to autonomously debug issues across the stack (OS, network, application)
 * Apply a solid understanding of distributed systems and technologies, including RPC protocols, Kafka, and Event-Driven Systems, to design scalable solutions
 * Collaborate effectively with product teams to gather requirements and constraints for designing appropriate systems
 * Take complete end-to-end ownership of systems and libraries
 * Provide mentorship to other engineers while contributing to defining the technical culture

## Description

* Design and implement robust Rust services and libraries that power trading, payments, and crypto experiences with a focus on reliability, performance, and user impact.
 * Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient code that scales across teams and supports revenue-critical systems without compromising safety or security.
 * Collaborate on large-scale distributed systems architecture, translating evolving product requirements into resilient, low-latency solutions.
 * Work alongside hundreds of experienced Rust engineers, contributing to a high-performance, product-driven engineering culture.