About the role
we're building a talent pool for senior software engineers specializing in rust. This pipeline role is for engineers with strong backend experience, skilled in building high-performance, scalable systems, and following best practices.
what you'll do
- build and maintain scalable backend services using rust.
- deploy and manage microservices with kubernetes.
- manage ci/cd pipelines and ensure smooth deployments.
- own backend architecture, driving best practices and high-quality code.
- optimize backend performance for reliability, low-latency, and high concurrency.
what we're looking for
- strong experience building backend systems in rust.
- familiarity with asynchronous programming in rust (e.g., using tokio).
- experience with rust web frameworks such as axum, actix web, or rocket.
- knowledge of sql and nosql databases (postgresql, mysql, dynamodb) using orms like diesel or seaorm.
- proficiency with kubernetes and containerized distributed applications.
- experience managing ci/cd pipelines and cloud-native systems (aws, gcp, or azure).
- familiarity with microservices, restful apis, and event-driven systems in rust.
nice to have
- experience with frontend development.
- experience working in a remote environment.
why join kake?
kake is a remote-first company with a global community — fully believing that it's not where your table is, but what you bring to the table that matters. We provide top-tier engineering teams to support some of the world's most innovative companies, and we've built a culture where great people stay, grow, and thrive. We're proud to be more than just a stop along the way in your career — we're the destination.
the icing on the kake:
competitive pay in usd – work globally, get paid globally.
fully remote – simply put, we trust you.
better me fund – we invest in your personal growth and passions.
compassion is badass – join a community that invests in social good.