Staff Software Engineer (Distributed Systems - Rust) - Up to £200k Base + Industry Leading Bonus

Job Title: Staff Software Engineer (Distributed Systems - Rust)

Client: Elite Tech Firm

Salary: Up to £200k + Industry Leading Bonus

Location: London (Hybrid)

Sells: Work on next-gen distributed systems and ML infrastructure, take ownership of multiple greenfield builds, zero bureaucracy, a genuinely collaborative culture, stunning offices, and dedicated time for personal projects every Friday!

An Elite FinTech firm is expanding its world-class engineering team and looking for exceptional Software Engineers who thrive on solving complex distributed problems at scale.

You’ll be joining an elite group of engineers (alumni of NUS / McGill / MIT / Oxford) who have previously built systems at Meta, Twitter, Citadel, Ubisoft, and Jane Street!

This environment offers unlimited tech resources, total engineering autonomy, and a culture that genuinely celebrates innovation and curiosity.

Role

Design and build high-performance, distributed systems for large-scale ML infrastructure

Drive best practices in software architecture, testing, and scalability

Lead and collaborate on multiple greenfield initiatives focused on performance, reliability, and scale

Skills

Open to all experience levels

Proven experience coding in Rust

Strong understanding or interest in distributed systems and ML infrastructure

Ideally you come from a C++ background

Excellent academic background

Experience in high-stakes, low-latency, mission-critical environments where reliability and performance are non-negotiable