Staff Software Engineer (Rust)

Location: Remote, New York, United States

Company

hirify.global builds data infrastructure that automates reliable data movement and supports analytics, AI, and modern data workflows.

What you will do

• Build dbt Fusion, a next-generation analytics engine written in Rust, with state-aware execution and deep SQL understanding across multiple data warehouses.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Operations, and Security to deliver scalable compute solutions, services, APIs, and user experiences.
• Participate in architecture discussions covering query engines, storage systems, and distributed database design.
• Solve ambiguous technical challenges while balancing system constraints, user needs, and product goals.
• Drive testing, observability, high availability, performance, and system reliability practices.
• Influence engineering direction across multiple teams or domains and contribute to open-source and commercial code.

Requirements

• 10+ years of strong coding experience in at least one of Rust, Python, Go, or Java.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure including AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Experience participating in complex projects and collaborating across functions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, clear communication, and a strong sense of ownership.
• Interest in systems, data infrastructure, compilers, or analytical tooling, including through academic experience.
• Experience with non-trivial projects such as coursework, internships, research, open source, or personal projects requiring persistence and iteration.
• Willingness to work across the stack and learn new technologies as required.
• Self-directed and curious, with a proactive approach to learning tools, languages, and concepts.

Nice to have

• Open-source contributions to database technologies such as Apache Arrow, DuckDB, MongoDB Runtime, or other analytical data systems.
• Expertise in database systems, query engines, or storage systems.
• Experience with performance optimization, observability, or large-scale query engines.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance, subject to country and worker type.
• Paid vacation or flexible/unlimited vacation depending on role and country, paid sick time, inclusive parental leave, paid holidays, a year-end Global Week of Rest, and volunteer days off.
• RSU stock grants, professional development and training opportunities, and a monthly cell phone stipend.
• Company virtual events, free food, team-building activities, and access to personalized mental health support for covered employees and dependents.
• Values include Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream, with a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.