Software Engineer

Summary

Join a collaborative team of Rust engineers at Axiom to build the future of metrics. As a software engineer, you will design and implement various components of the metrics product, write high-quality Rust code, collaborate in design discussions, maintain codebase health, work with cross-functional teams, troubleshoot production issues, and build a scalable metrics platform. You will also occasionally work with customers. This is a globally full-remote position.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience with the Rust programming language
• Excellent communication skills, strong collaborative mindset and team-oriented approach
• Proven ability to work independently and take ownership of projects
• Experience with code review processes and collaborative development

Responsibilities

• Design and implement various components of our metrics product, from ingestion to storage to querying
• Write high-quality, performant Rust code
• Collaborate in design discussions and provide thoughtful code reviews
• Maintain and improve codebase health and system performance
• Work with cross-functional teams to roll out joint features
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production environments
• Help build a robust, scalable metrics platform running on AWS and Kubernetes
• Occasionally, work with customers to discover new requirements or provide support

Preferred Qualifications

• Located in the European Union OR availability to overlap at least 4 hours with EU working hours (9:00-17:00 CET)
• Active participation in open-source communities
• Experience in the observability space
• Background in distributed systems or database technologies
• Knowledge of performance optimization techniques
• Familiarity with low-level protocol design