Principal Rust Developer - Gateway Solutions

F5 Networks • Seattle, WA

15d

About The Position

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive. About the Role We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Rust Developer to join our team in designing and developing an enterprise-grade, high-performance gateway solution using Rust. This project features a strong open-source dimension complemented by proprietary extensions (see https://github.com/open-telemetry/otel-arrow/blob/main/rust/otap-dataflow/README.md ). You will build advanced systems-level software by applying gateway-related architectures and techniques. This role requires deep expertise in asynchronous runtimes, networking, and systems programming.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in Rust with a strong background in systems programming and asynchronous runtimes.
• Proven expertise in one or more of the following areas : Rust async ecosystems (Tokio, Compio, Monoio, Glommio), networking protocols, low-level performance optimization, or concurrency.
• Ability to work independently and effectively within cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

• Significant experience with Rust async runtimes and advanced concurrency patterns.
• Experience with thread-per-core design, live reconfiguration, and stream processing.
• Familiarity with Apache Arrow and DataFusion.
• Background in hardware acceleration techniques (e.g., SIMD, modern CPU architectures).
• Contributions to Rust-based open-source projects.

Responsibilities

• Design & Implementation: Contribute to the design and implementation of core components of our gateway solution, emphasizing performance, concurrency, and efficient system-level programming.
• Optimization: Fine-tune low-level networking, memory management, and async processing to maximize throughput and minimize latency.
• Feature Development: Integrate capabilities like live reconfiguration and real-time stream processing.
• Collaboration: Work closely with teams specializing in networking, hardware acceleration, and systems engineering while actively contributing to open-source projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees