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12 August 2025

Senior Backend Engineer

Fluence is the first decentralized “Cloudless” computing platform, providing an open alternative to the giant internet cloud monopolies. Fluence is up to 80% cheaper than cloud providers and is both resilient and verifiable. Fluence assembles excess compute capacity from top tier data centers around the world into a global, always-on DePIN network that is suitable for running a wide range of applications. The platform is open, allowing users to change providers easily, ensuring that prices stay low and service levels are high.

About the Role

Join our engineering team to design, build and maintain high-performance, memory-safe systems in Rust. You’ll shape our infrastructure, contribute to open-source, and drive technical decisions.

What You`ll Do:

  • Architect, implement and optimize concurrent/parallel Rust applications
  • Ensure code quality through testing, reviews and documentation
  • Troubleshoot complex issues and improve existing codebases
  • Drive system-level design discussions and tooling choices

What We`re Looking For:

  • 5+ years software development, including 2+ years in Rust
  • Deep understanding of ownership, borrowing and lifetimes
  • Experience with async/await (Tokio), Serde, memory management and threading
  • Familiarity with Git, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and TDD

Nice to Have:

  • Blockchain or distributed-systems experience (gRPC, Kafka)
  • Contributions to Rust open-source projects
  • SQLx or other database integrations
  • CI/CD and cloud platform (AWS/GCP/Azure) knowledge

Technical Assessment:

Selected candidates will be invited to complete a technical assessment that may include:

  • Rust coding challenges focusing on memory safety and performance
  • System design questions related to concurrent programming
  • Code review exercises
  • Technical discussion about Rust ecosystem and best practices

Why Join Us:

  • Impact: Your work will directly impact how our clients access and utilize compute resources, driving the next generation of cloud-native infrastructure.
  • Innovation: Work with the latest in container orchestration, virtualization, and multi-cloud technologies.
  • Growth: Be part of a rapidly growing company with plenty of opportunities to advance your career.
  • Culture: Join a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive work environment that values innovation and professional development.

Location: Remote

Commitment: Full-time

Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation and equity options
  • Remote-first, work from home or use a co-working space of your choice
  • Friendly startup environment: no bureaucracy or time tracking
  • We will provide you with anything you need to learn, grow, and be more productive

Employment Type
On-site

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