Rust Software Engineer
- Location
- Reston, VA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid-level
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- U.S. citizenship
- security clearance eligibility
- Rust
- Axum
- Tokio
- async programming
Also useful
- Java
- Python
- TypeScript
- React
- GPU programming
Stated benefits & perks
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k match
- Tuition
Key Responsibilities
- Work in a large production codebase in Rust
- Optimize algorithmic Rust code
- Support Infrastructure and connections with frontend, database, and other services
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, applied math, or related field
- At least 3 years of industry experience
- Experience in writing production-grade performance-sensitive software in Rust
- Experience building backend services with tools like Axum
- Experience with async code with tools such as Tokio
- Ability to work effectively with researchers, engineers, and end users to translate technical concepts into usable software
- Familiarity with full-stack web application development in any frameworks/languages
- U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED; successful candidates will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
- Ability to obtain an Interim Security Clearance
Desired Qualifications
- Active Security Clearance
- Experience with Java, Python, and Typescript/React
- Experience writing optimized parallel code and GPU code
Position Location: Reston, VA
*The selected individual(s) will be required to work from the Reston, VA office 5 days a week
Perks and Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Accompanying FSA and HSA options
- Additional Voluntary Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 9 Observed Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
- Professional Development Reimbursement
- Annual Salary Reviews
- Profit Sharing
- 401(k) Traditional and Roth Options
- Gym and Fitness Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Program
VEVRAA Federal Contractor
About Metron
Metron is an employee-owned company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the most challenging national security problems. For over 40 years, our principled approach to problem-solving has yielded creative solutions at the intersection of advanced mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering. Our people are leaders in their technical fields and are passionate about solving challenging problems. We look for individuals who share this same passion and can apply their experience in real-world settings.
Our Reston team is seeking a mid-level Rust Developer to build and optimize production software supporting simulation, optimization, and decision support in mission-focused environments.
This role is for someone who can work in a large Rust codebase, collaborate closely with researchers and engineers to translate complex algorithms and technical concepts into performant, reliable software, and integrate those capabilities with backend services, databases, frontend applications, and supporting infrastructure.
The strongest candidates will bring experience developing production-grade, performance-sensitive software in Rust, strong software engineering fundamentals, and the technical judgment to optimize computationally intensive code while helping move research-driven capabilities into maintainable operational systems.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Metron is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
From Metron's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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