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# System Software Engineer

- **Company:** microTECH Global Limited
- **Location:** Cockermouth, United Kingdom
- **Salary:** £50,000 - £90,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Assembly Language, C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Continuous Integration, Linux, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), Network Service, Reduced Instruction Set Computing, Software Engineering, System Programming, System Software, Real Time Systems, Code Testing, Free and Open-Source Software, Build Tools, Codebase
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5961625760

## About the Role

* Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining large-scale or modular Rust codebases
 * Expert understanding of unsafe Rust, FFI, and low-level systems programming
 * Strong proficiency in C; familiarity with C++ and Python is a plus
 * Solid understanding of compiler internals; experience with LLVM is a plus
 * Experience with build systems and reproducible tooling (e.g., Bazel, Nix, uv)
 * Experience developing for embedded or resource-constrained environments, including real-time systems
 * Familiarity with CI/CD for embedded or systems software
 * Strong knowledge of computer architecture; some experience with assembly languages (x86, RISC-V); familiarity with hardware design is a plus
 * Good knowledge of Linux
 * Experience contributing to open source projects
 * Higher degree levels and academic research experience are highly valued
 * Ideal background: RISC / RISC-V

## Description

* Design and implement high-performance systems using Rust, focusing on reliability and memory safety
 * Build and maintain concurrent and asynchronous services
 * Develop low-level components such as network services, system libraries, or runtime infrastructure
 * Optimize performance through profiling, benchmarking, and memory analysis
 * Collaborate with systems, platform, and infrastructure engineers to integrate Rust components into larger architectures
 * Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code with strong documentation

Technologies:

 * Bazel
 * CI/CD
 * Embedded
 * Hardware
 * Linux
 * LLVM
 * Network
 * Python
 * Rust