Rust Engineer

• We care about the greater good

• We work together in the open

• We are proud of how we serve our customers

• We are ambitious and iterate rapidly

Job requirements

• Work on both sides of the API developing the client SDK and contributing to the migration of our server technology.

• Ensure that Element's next generation of clients and servers are fast, reliable and a joy to use.

• Work with our passionate and engaged open-source community.

Job responsibilities

• Smart, curious and enthusiastic

• Passionate about building software, people love

• A tireless advocate of code quality (understanding the need for trade-offs in the short term whilst keeping us honest in the long term)

• Empathetic, with both their colleagues and the end user

• Experience with Rust and async programming

• Experience with FFI

• Experience maintaining and/or contributing to open-source projects

• Experience in IM communications

Job benefits

• Work (almost) full time on FOSS projects with high visibility and a large enthusiastic community

• Since our technology is relevant to anything that requires real-time comms, the role provides exposure to a wide range of domains from web and app dev through to VR, VoIP and IoT.

• People tend to stay with the company for a long time, we take this a sign that we have a cohesive supportive culture, that we have engaging challenging work and that people can develop their skills and careers here for the long term.

• Meaningful, mission-driven work in open source

• 40 days of annual leave (incl. local bank holidays)

• Share options

• Discretionary annual bonus

• Healthcare cover

• Professional development budget

• Access to a wellbeing platform

• Home Office allowance

• Company socials

• Family-friendly environment