Homeoffice Senior Software Engineer- Rust (f/m/d) at Aleph Alpha
Aleph Alpha · Heidelberg, Germany · Remote
- Senior
Overview:
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will take ownership of core system components that power the backend infrastructure of our AI platform.
You will design and build high-performance, reliable services in Rust, and work closely with infrastructure, product, and research teams to bring scalable AI solutions into production.
This role is ideal for a senior engineer who combines deep systems knowledge with ownership, product awareness, and a pragmatic, hands-on approach to problem-solving.
Your Responsibilities:
Design and implement high-performance, concurrent systems in Rust.
Own core components of our backend infrastructure and contribute to architectural decisions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate your work into production systems.
Write robust, well-tested code and participate in code reviews.
Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and reliability issues.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal knowledge sharing.
Your Profile:
Strong experience in Rust or in one or more other systems or strongly typed programming language. For example: Typescript, Go, Kotlin, Scala, C++, Zig.
Experience writing integration and unit tests.
A secure coding mindset and knowledge of common sources of vulnerabilities.
Experience with Test-Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.
Strong ability to explain and understand abstract technical concepts.
Familiar with software development in a distributed architecture.
Comfortable with agile development, pair programming and code review.
What you can expect from us:
Be part of an AI revolution!
30 days of paid vacation
Access to a variety of fitness & wellness offerings via Wellhub
Mental health support through nilo.health
Substantially subsidized company pension plan for your future security
Subsidized Germany-wide transportation ticket
Budget for additional technical equipment
Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model for better work-life balance
Virtual Stock Option Plan
