Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Storage (Rust)

Do you enjoy writing high-performance Rust code, meticulously balancing space and time complexity, throughput, latency, and performance on bare metal? DFINITY's Distributed Storage team is looking for skilled Rust engineers specializing in distributed systems to tackle challenging problems involving security, scalability, performance, and reliability.

As a Software Engineer on the Distributed Storage team, you will:

• Develop scalable, secure, and deterministic distributed storage solutions.


• Implement robust software deployment, upgrade, and monitoring systems tailored to adversarial network environments.


• Build and enhance monitoring solutions to analyze and maintain network behavior, especially in scenarios involving adversarial nodes.


• Automate network operations to ensure autonomous functionality with minimal human intervention.

We recognize and value diverse technical backgrounds and experiences. What matters most is your capability and enthusiasm to build impactful software.

Ideal qualifications include:

• Significant experience building and shipping distributed storage systems or tooling within medium to large-scale environments.


• Expert-level proficiency in Rust with demonstrable experience in developing high-quality, production-grade distributed software.


• Familiarity with core distributed system concepts, including consensus algorithms, fault tolerance, and secure communication.


• Background or strong interest in operating systems, networking, databases, security, virtualization, or related system-level domains.


• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline is beneficial, though practical experience and demonstrable expertise take precedence.

We seek individuals who:

• Have a passion for creating robust, production-ready distributed storage systems.


• Thrive in collaborative environments, working closely with talented peers to discover optimal solutions.


• Exhibit curiosity and an innovative mindset—our problems are novel, challenging, and require creative problem-solving.

* Please note that this role requires in-office work from our amazing office in Zurich 3 days per week