Rust Software Engineer

United States·Restonmid

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About Metron Metron is an employee-owned company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the most challenging national security problems. For over 40 years,

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Software EngineeringRust Software Engineer

Metron is an employee-owned company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the most challenging national security problems. For over 40 years, our principled approach to problem-solving has yielded creative solutions at the intersection of advanced mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering. Our people are leaders in their technical fields and are passionate about solving challenging problems. We look for individuals who share this same passion and can apply their experience in real-world settings.

Our Reston team is seeking a mid-level Rust Developer to build and optimize production software supporting simulation, optimization, and decision support in mission-focused environments. This role is for someone who can work in a large Rust codebase, collaborate closely with researchers and engineers to translate complex algorithms and technical concepts into performant, reliable software, and integrate those capabilities with backend services, databases, frontend applications, and supporting infrastructure. The strongest candidates will bring experience developing production-grade, performance-sensitive software in Rust, strong software engineering fundamentals, and the technical judgment to optimize computationally intensive code while helping move research-driven capabilities into maintainable operational systems.

Responsibilities

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→Work in a large production codebase in Rust
→Optimize algorithmic Rust code
→Support Infrastructure and connections with frontend, database, and other services

Requirements

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Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, applied math, or related field
At least 3 years of industry experience
Experience in writing production-grade performance-sensitive software in Rust
Experience building backend services with tools like Axum
Experience with async code with tools such as Tokio
Ability to work effectively with researchers, engineers, and end users to translate technical concepts into usable software
Familiarity with full-stack web application development in any frameworks/languages
U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED; successful candidates will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
Ability to obtain an Interim Security Clearance