Systems Engineer, Rust

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🕒 August 9, 2025

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Systems Engineer

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Backpack

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

💳 Fintech

₿ Crypto

🛍️ eCommerce

Fintech • Crypto • eCommerce

Backpack is a cryptocurrency and financial services platform offering users the ability to deposit, withdraw, and lend USD with no fees. Users can earn attractive annual percentage yields (APY) on their lending activities and participate in trading various cryptocurrencies including DOGE and SOL. The platform encourages user engagement through a points system and offers referral incentives for bringing in new users.

📋 Description

• Own critical components of Backpack’s backend infrastructure written in Rust • Design and implement low-level systems with an emphasis on safety and performance • Collaborate closely with product, infra, and security teams to build robust and reliable systems • Proactively identify bottlenecks, security issues, and performance improvements

🎯 Requirements

• At least 3+ years of experience writing production-level Rust • Deep understanding of systems programming (memory management, concurrency, networking) • Experience building high-performance services and tooling from scratch • Obsessive about code quality, performance, and security • Very fluent in English

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous ownership & stake in the company. We’re looking for owners. • A fast-paced environment. • Flexible working hours & hybrid schedule.