Backend Engineer, Rust (Mid-Senior)

About the role

Revel is building the software infrastructure that controls critical hardware systems across aerospace, energy, robotics, defense, and advanced manufacturing. We are looking for a senior backend engineer to design and implement the Rust‑based services that connect our real‑time control system to operators and applications.

Key responsibilities

• Design and build backend services and core runtime components in Rust.
• Improve command delivery and live telemetry transport between the runtime, backend services, APIs, and UIs.
• Define and implement behavior for connection loss, recovery, and failures.
• Build services and APIs for system configuration, deployment, control, and monitoring.
• Investigate latency, throughput, and reliability issues across runtime and service boundaries.
• Collaborate with embedded engineers on device driver interfaces and with frontend/product teams on operator workflows.

Required profile

• 7+ years of backend or systems engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Rust, or strong C++ and systems programming experience with interest in learning Rust.
• Production experience with concurrent programming, network communication, and real‑time transport.
• Ability to diagnose complex system behavior and make sound design decisions.
• Experience building and operating services where failure has real consequences.

Required skills

• Rust
• C++
• Concurrent programming
• Network communication
• Streaming data / real‑time transport

What we offer

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Equity participation for all full‑time employees.
• Company‑paid life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Catered lunch five days a week.
• Unlimited paid time off.