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Senior Software Engineer - Rust

Defense Unicorns · Remote, United States

Posted 26 days ago

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This role has been open
26 days
Defense Unicorns's roles stay open a median of 44 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
26% of Defense Unicorns's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Defense Unicorns
high
24 stale, 3 reposted of 50 open
Hiring momentum
76 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

The Senior Software Engineer - Rust will design and implement high-performance software systems using Rust, focusing on military applications that require resilience in contested environments. Responsibilities include system architecture, hardware integration, and developing software for human-machine-AI collaboration. The role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure reliable deployments and maintaining systems for operational use.

Our read on this posting3.6out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Defense Unicorns as an employer.

What you need

  • Professional experience in software engineering, embedded systems, or firmware development
  • Strong proficiency in Rust
  • Experience integrating with microcontroller peripherals and hardware interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, USB, etc.)
  • Familiarity with software design, algorithm implementation, debugging/testing/profiling, and performance optimization
  • Working knowledge of distributed systems, data-distribution and network architectures
  • Networking protocols and technologies (TCP/UDP, BLE/LoRa, routing)

Nice to have

  • Experience developing autonomy, robotics, or human-machine-AI teaming systems
  • Experience applying machine learning techniques, including supervised/unsupervised learning, clustering, and classification
  • Experience with software-defined radio, MANET, and industrial/robotics communications systems
  • Experience optimizing systems for speed, size, power consumption, and cost
  • Experience contributing to open-source projects or industry standards bodies

What you get

  • Medical/Dental/Vision premiums are 100% Company Paid
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Company Stock Options

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of the tech stack beyond Rust and embedded systems
  • Role involves working in high-stakes environments which may require adaptability to rapid changes
  • Compensation range provided, but no specific salary offered for the position
  • Focus on military applications may not appeal to all candidates

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Listed by Defense Unicorns on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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