Rust Software Engineer
Develops and optimizes Rust-based software for national security simulations, decision support, and optimization tools, collaborating with researchers to bridge complex algorithms into production systems.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Reston, VA
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Middle
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 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 Axum
- Experience with async code using 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 and ability to obtain an Interim Security Clearance
Nice to have
- Active Security Clearance
- Experience with Java, Python, and TypeScript/React
- Experience writing optimized parallel code and GPU code
Full description
About Metron
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.
Key Responsibilities
- Work in a large production codebase in Rust
- Optimize algorithmic Rust code
- Support Infrastructure and connections with frontend, database, and other services
Required Qualifications
- 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
Desired Qualifications
- Active Security Clearance
- Experience with Java, Python, and Typescript/React
- Experience writing optimized parallel code and GPU code